TechNet North 2006
Conference
Featured Speakers
- Lieutenant-General M.J. Dumais
- Lieutenant General E. A. Findley
- Brigadier General Mark A. Graham
- Ms. Patricia Hassard
- Lieutenant-General J.O.M. Maisonneuve
- The Honorable John Manley
- Deputy Commissioner Peter Martin
Lieutenant-General M.J. Dumais, CMM, CD
Commander Canada Command
Lieutenant-General Dumais was born in Parent, Québec. He enrolled
in the Canadian Forces in 1972 under the Regular Officer Training Plan and
graduated from McGill University with an Honours BSc degree in Chemistry in
1975.
After receiving his Wings in 1976, LGen Dumais was posted to 435(T) Squadron where he flew the CC130 Hercules and served as Pilot Training Officer and Flight Simulator Instructor. He was subsequently posted to 412(T) Squadron in 1981 on the CC117 Falcon aircraft and served as Training Officer and Standards Officer.
Following promotion to Major in 1985, LGen Dumais was posted to the Directorate of Air Plans at National Defence Headquarters in the NATO Planning Section. In 1987 LGen Dumais attended Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto and was posted in the position of Staff Officer to the Chief of Personnel Careers and Senior Appointments.
In 1990, LGen Dumais returned to flying and was posted to 412(T) Squadron Ottawa where he flew the CC144 Challenger until March 1991. Following promotion to LCol in July 1991, he was appointed Commanding Officer of 436(T) Squadron. In July 1993, he was posted as Wing Operations Officer at 8 Wing.
Promoted Colonel in 1995, LGen Dumais assumed his appointment as Wing Commander of 8 Wing/CFB Trenton. LGen Dumais subsequently attended the Advanced Military Studies Course (AMSC) and National Security Studies Course (NSSC) at Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto. On completion, he was posted to National Defence Headquarters as J3 Plans and Requirements.
On promotion to the rank of BGen in May 2000, he was appointed as Chief of Staff DCDS. In July 2001, he was appointed as Director General Joint Force Development. Upon being promoted to MGen, he assumed command of the 1 Canadian Air Division and the Canadian NORAD region on the 2nd of August 2002. In July 2004 he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff at NDHQ in Ottawa. He was promoted to LGen and appointed Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in Apr 2005. In May 2006 he was appointed Commander Canada Command.
Lieutenant General E. A. Findley
Deputy Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
Lieutenant-General
Eric A. "Rick" Findley is Deputy Commander, North American Aerospace Defense
Command (NORAD).
Born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1950, Lieutenant-General Findley entered the Canadian Forces in 1968. Trained as a pilot, he flew with 408 Squadron, Edmonton; 444 Squadron, Lahr, Germany; 403 Squadron, Gagetown; and 427 Squadron, Petawawa. During peacekeeping operations, he commanded and flew with United Nations (UN) and Multinational Force and Observer aviation (MFO) units in the Sinai, Central America, and Haiti. The logbook reflects over 4600 flying hours, primarily in helicopters. He has commanded at the flight, squadron (427 Squadron), and wing level (7 Wing/CFB Ottawa). He has commanded two Canadian peacekeeping contingents, and served as Chief of Staff for the MFO.
Staff experience for Lieutenant-General Findley includes service as Senior Staff Officer Plans, Doctrine, and Requirements with HQ 10 Tactical Air Group; Staff Officer in the Directorate of Peacekeeping Operations and National Defence Operations Centre at National Defence Headquarters; Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff at National Defence Headquarters; Chief of Staff for Personnel, Training, and Reserves (A1) at Air Command Headquarters and 1 Canadian Air Division; Chief of Staff for Operations (A3) at 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region; and Director of Combat Operations (NJ3) at HQ NORAD.
Education and training includes a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Carleton University; Canadian Forces Command and Staff College, Toronto; French Language Training, Montreal; Royal College of Defence Studies, London, UK; Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, US.
Awards and decorations include Commander in the Order of Military Merit, Meritorious Service Cross for action taken during terrorist attacks of 11 Sep 01, Special Service Medal for duty in NATO, Peacekeeping Medals from UN missions in Central America and Haiti, the MFO medal for service in the peacekeeping mission in Egypt/Israel, the Canadian Peacekeeping Medal, and the Canadian Decoration.
Lieutenant-General Findley assumed his current position on 14 Jul 2003. He is married to the former Carla Ryan of Greenwood, Nova Scotia.Brigadier General Mark A. Graham
US Army - Fifth Army Deputy Commanding General
Brigadier General Mark A. Graham was assigned as the Fifth Army Deputy
Commanding General on 15 August 2005. He was commissioned a Second
Lieutenant of Field Artillery on 22 December 1977 at Murray State
University in Murray, Kentucky. Following the Field Artillery Officer
Basic
Course, General Graham was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2d Field
Artillery,
8th Infantry Division, Baumholder, Germany. During this assignment,
he
served as a FIST Chief, Fire Direction Officer, Battery Executive Officer
and
Battalion Special Weapons Officer.
After the Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course in July 1981, he commanded C-Battery, Staff and Faculty Battalion, followed by the Battalion Executive Officer at Fort Sill. He was then assigned to III Corps Artillery where he commanded A-Battery, 2d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, 212th FA Brigade, and later served as the battalion S-3.
General Graham was assigned as a Field Artillery Branch Assignment Officer and Strength Manager at Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) from July 1986 to July 1989. Following this assignment, he graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in June 1990. He then served as the G1, VII Corps Artillery, Augsburg, Germany, where he deployed to participate in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Upon returning from the Gulf War, he returned to Baumholder to serve as the S-3, 2d Battalion, 29th Field Artillery and then as the 1st Armored Division Artillery S-3.
In July 1993, General Graham returned to Fort Sill as the Chief of the Field Artillery Proponency Office (FAPO) followed by Commander, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery (Copperheads), 75th FA Brigade from June 1994-1996. He then returned to PERSCOM where he served as the Chief of Field Artillery Branch, 1996-1997, and remained in Washington D.C. to attend the National War College from 1997-1998.
General Graham was selected as the first active duty brigade level commander to command a National Guard brigade in peacetime in Los Angeles, California. He served as Commander, 40th Infantry Division Artillery, California Army National Guard, from August 1998 - July 2000. After his tour in California, he served as Commander, 3d Battlefield Coordination Detachment (BCD), in Osan, Korea, July 2000 to April 2002. Following his joint tour with the BCD, he served as the Executive Officer to the Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/US Forces Korea, Seoul, Korea, May 2002 to June 2003. From July 2003 to September 2004, General Graham served as Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill. Prior to his present assignment, he served as the Assistant Commandant, U.S. Army Field Artillery School, and Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill. During this duty, he was promoted to Brigadier General in February 2005.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (second award), Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (sixth award), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (fifth award), the Army Achievement Medal and others.
General Graham is married to the former Carol Shroat of Frankfort, Kentucky. They have three children: Jeff (Deceased), Kevin (Deceased) and Melanie (21).
Ms. Patricia J. Hassard
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness
Patricia J. Hassard is a lawyer who graduated from the University
of Western Ontario in 1981. She entered the public service in
l983 working as Counsel and later in management at the Canadian Transport
Commission.
She served for several years as Senior Counsel/Director of Operations for the Legislation and House Planning/Counsel Secretariat and as Director of Operations for the Security and Intelligence Secretariat in the Privy Council Office.
She spent three years with Elections Canada, first as Director of Legal Services and then as Assistant Chief Electoral Officer, including the 2000 general election.
She joined the Solicitor General’s Department in August 2001 as Director General of the Policing and Law Enforcement Directorate and subsequently became the Assistant Deputy Minister for the Policing, Law Enforcement and Interoperability Branch for the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
In May 2005, she was appointed to the position of Senior Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for the Emergency Management and National Security Branch, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Lieutenant-General J.O.M. Maisonneuve, CMM, MSC, CD
Chief of Staff NATO HQ Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve was born in St. Jérôme,
Québec and graduated from the Royal Military College in Kingston
as Cadet Wing Commander in 1976.
After completing his summer training, he was posted to his Regiment, the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (12e RBC), at Base Valcartier, Québec. He served as a troop leader in C Squadron prior to joining the Regiment in Cyprus in 1977 as Second in Command of the Reconnaissance Troop. Upon his return, he commanded a Lynx Troop in A Squadron until his 1978 posting as Exchange Officer with the 12e Régiment de Chasseurs in Sedan, France. He served his sister Regiment first as a troop leader and then, following his promotion to Captain, as Second in Command of 3 Squadron. He completed his time in France as a Staff Officer in the Operations and Training Cell of the Regiment.
Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve returned to Canada in 1980, at which time he commanded a troop in the Training Support Squadron at the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School in Gagetown, New Brunswick. Following this, he served as an instructor in Tactics Squadron. At that time, he was also appointed Principal Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. He was called upon to leave Gagetown sooner than planned to accompany his Regiment once again to Cyprus, in April 1983, returning to A Squadron as the Administrative Officer. Upon his return to Canada, Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve was posted to Fort Knox, Kentucky, on the US Advanced Officer Armour Course, where he was named a member of the Commandant's List. He returned to Valcartier in 1984 as Regimental Operations Officer of 12e RBC.
A year later, he was promoted to Major and placed in command of A Squadron. In 1986, he assumed command of Headquarters Squadron. The following year, he left the Regiment to attend the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto. On completion of this program in 1988, he was posted to Headquarters Force Mobile Command in St-Hubert as Staff Officer 2 – Operational Policy.
Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve took command of 12e Régiment blindé du Canada on promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1989. He led his Regiment back to Cyprus for a third operational tour from September 1990 to March 1991, where he deployed, for the first time, a complete militia squadron as part of the unit. During this period, Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve also held the appointment of Commander of the Canadian Contingent to the United Nations in Cyprus.
In the summer of 1991, Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve was posted to Ottawa as Director of Land Requirements 3 (Armoured Vehicles). Following this, he was seconded for eight months to the Canada 125 Corporation as Program Manager. He subsequently returned to National Defence Headquarters as Assistant Director of the NDHQ Secretariat.
Promoted to Colonel in 1993, Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve served for one year in the Headquarters of the United Nations Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia as the G3, or Chief Operations Officer. He was awarded the Force Commander's Commendation during this period.
In June 1994, Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve assumed the duties of G3 - Training and Doctrine, and Director of Armour at Headquarters Land Force Command, in St-Hubert, Quebec. From June to September 1995, he attended the Senior Joint and Combined Warfighting course at Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA, USA, where he received the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation Award for heading a Collaborative Campaign Analysis. He assumed the duties of J3 - Operations at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa as of 1 October 1995, and continued also as Director of Armour until 10 July 1996. On 1 December 1996, Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve was appointed Acting Chief of Staff J3, and then, on 11 July 1997, assumed the duties of Executive Assistant to the Chief of the Defence Staff. He was appointed Officer of the Order of Military Merit by the Governor-General in 1997.
Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve was promoted to Brigadier-General on 11 February 1998 and assumed the post of Director General Land Force Readiness on 26 February 1998. He was seconded to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in November of that year, and served first as Head of the Kosovo Verification Mission Support Unit, then was deployed to Kosovo as Head of the first Regional Centre in Prizren, and finally headed the OSCE-KVM Refugee Task Force in Albania. Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross by the Governor-General of Canada for his exemplary service in this mission. He returned to his duties, his post now renamed Director General Land Staff, in May 1999. In the summer of 2000, Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve undertook full-time studies in a Master's programme. He was promoted to Major-General in January 2001, and assumed the position of Assistant Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in July 2001.
On 5 March 2003, Lieutenant-General Maisonneuve is promoted to his present rank and assumes the position of Chief of Staff of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation HQ in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A. He was made an Officer of the 'Ordre national de la Légion d'Honneur' by France in May 2003.
The Honorable John Manley
Former Deputy Prime Minister
and former Minister Responsible for Public Safety
The Honourable John Manley is senior counsel in our Ottawa and Toronto
offices. Mr. Manley provides strategic advice in matters relating to
public affairs, including trade, telecommunications, security and finance.
He is also consulted by clients on matters concerning foreign governments.
Mr. Manley was first elected to Parliament as a Liberal in 1988 and re-elected three times. From 1993 to 2000 he served as Minister of Industry and also as Minister for each of three regional economic development departments of the federal government.
Mr. Manley served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2002. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he was named Chairman of a new Cabinet Committee on Public Security and Anti-terrorism and counterpart to US Homeland Security Chief, Governor Tom Ridge. For the role he played following 9/11, he was named TIME Canada Magazine's "Newsmaker of the Year" in December 2001.
In January 2002, Mr. Manley was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Political Minister for Ontario, Minister of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations, and Chairman of the principal Cabinet committees. He added the role of Finance Minister in June 2002 and presented the Government's federal budget in February 2003.
After leaving the federal Cabinet, Mr. Manley advised the Ontario Minister of Energy on the future of the provincially owned electrical power generation company. He also co-chaired an independent Task Force on the future of North America for the Council on Foreign Relations.
He sits on the Boards of Directors of Nortel Networks, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Canadian Pacific Railway as well as a number of advisory Boards and not-for-profit organizations.
Mr. Manley is a graduate of Carleton University (BA 1971) and University of Ottawa (LLB 1976) receiving the gold medal of his graduating class. He articled as a law clerk to the Rt. Hon. Bora Laskin, Chief Justice of Canada, and was called to the Ontario bar in 1978. He was granted the designation C. Dir. (Chartered Director) by McMaster University in February 2006 and has received Honourary Doctorates from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
Peter D. Martin
Deputy Commissioner RCMP
D/Commr. Martin was born in Sunderland, England and his family emigrated
to Canada in 1957. After living in Toronto and Halifax, they eventually
settled in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, where Peter attended St. Michael’s
High School.
D.Commr. Martin joined the RCMP in 1969 and, after two years of general duty, was assigned to the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) where he was involved in the installation of some of the first terminals. During his tenure with the RCMP, he served as the Informatics Officer in "O" Division (Toronto), on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, and in the Pacific region (Vancouver).
D.Commr. Martin was involved in the development of radio systems across the country, worked on the G-7 summit held in Toronto in 1988, and had some responsibilities in APEC.
Before retiring in 1998, D/Commr. Martin was the RCMP representative for the Emergency Communications for South-Western British Columbia (E-com) project. Upon leaving the Force, he stayed with the project for the next three years as its general manager.
From private corporations to small and large divisions and municipalities, D/Commr. Martin's career has focussed on the delivery of technology and the management of information. He is highly qualified to oversee the integration of IM/IT within the RCMP and in-line with government priorities. In 2001, D/Commr. Martin returned to the RCMP as Director of Informatics and, in September, accepted the position of Chief Information Officer. He was re-commissioned as a regular member, and appointed Deputy Commissioner, National Police Services, in December 2004.
D/Commr. Martin has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa. He is married to Pauline and has six children.
