Carol Skelton and Dr. Philippe Couillard appointed to Security Intelligence Review Committee

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointments of the Hon. Dr. Arthur Thomas Porter as Chairperson, and the Hon. Carol Skelton and the Hon. Dr. Philippe Couillard as members of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC).

Dr. Porter, from Montréal, Quebec, is the President of Réseau Universitaire Intégré de Santé (RUIS) and Director General and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in Montréal. He was first appointed as a member of the SIRC on September 3, 2008.

Ms. Skelton, from Harris, Saskatchewan, is a former Minister of National Revenue.

Dr. Couillard, from St-Félicien, Quebec, joined Persistence Capital Partners LP as a partner. He is also a Director of Amorfix Life Sciences.

In accordance with the requirements of the Canadian Security Intelligence Act, Dr. Couillard was sworn into the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.