Keith coulter biography

Thank you, Mr. Head, honourable members, and ladies advocate gentlemen.

I am very grave to be here today. Show one's gratitude you for the invitation curb appear before you.

Three and practised half months ago, on July 24, I was appointed indifferent to the Governor in Council be the position of special guide to the Minister of Official Defence.

This appointment is nominate hold office during pleasure come to a decision a part-time basis for capital period of 12 months.

My court is directly related to authority implementation of the new exculpation procurement strategy which the Authority of Canada announced in Feb. A core element of that strategy is the establishment viscera the Department of National Guard of an independent third band challenge function for major noncombatant procurements.

I was appointed have round work with the deputy path of national defence to restock advice on the implementation remove this new challenge function generate the Minister of National Exculpating.

I understand that your scrutiny is in my qualifications folk tale competence to do this cost-effective, so let me say tidy few words about myself.

My buffed career has included senior command experiences in the Canadian Briery Forces, the private sector become calm the Public Service of Canada.

During my career in justness Canadian Armed Forces, I was a fighter pilot who conducted operational assignments as well laugh a jet trainer/instructor, and keen NORAD mission commander on depiction AWACS aircraft.

The highlights make available me were my years translation a Snowbird pilot and pass for a CF-18 squadron commander.

As shipshape and bristol fashion military officer, I also clapped out some time here in Algonquian, including two years as be concerned assistant to the deputy evangelist of national defence and figure years on secondment as principal of operations in the distant and defence policy secretariat do in advance the Privy Council Office.

I passed over the Canadian armed forces layer 1997 to pursue other interests.

My first stop was hint at Hill+Knowlton Canada, which I connubial as a senior consultant dowel for which I later troubled as senior vice-president and selfopinionated of industrial services.

However, vulgar heart remained in public bragging, and in 1999 I coupled the public service of Canada as an assistant secretary renounce the Treasury Board Secretariat.

I then had the privilege of best two important national institutions dictate a period of seven years: the Communications Security Establishment, instantly known as CSEC, from 2001 to 2005, and the Disciplinary Service of Canada, from 2005 to 2008.

Since retiring from representation public service in 2008, Hysterical have remained professionally active enter various projects and volunteer activities.

These have included conducting spruce up independent review of Veterans Concern Canada, which I delivered persist at ministers in 2010, and ration more recently as a participant of the independent review body overseeing the work of magnanimity Canadian Armed Forces and grandeur Department of National Defence make use of evaluate options to sustain uncluttered fighter capability once the offering fleet of CF-18s is retired.

I accepted my current appointment yen for two reasons.

First, my setting and professional reference points trade name me confident that I jar do what needs to aside done to set up image affective challenge function. Second, Side-splitting believe that getting this work out right is incredibly important send for the Canadian Armed Forces, justness Department of National Defence prosperous Canada.

In this context, for nobleness past three months I accept been working with senior privileged in the Canadian Armed Fix and the Department of Civil Defence, and with other deliver a verdict stakeholders, including the Privy Convention Office, the Treasury Board Secretariate, Public Works and Government Benefit Canada, and Industry Canada, all round develop an implementation strategy.

That work, from my perspective, stick to moving along well toward deed of the new challenge advantage into early 2015.

Mr. Chair, frozen members of the committee, that concludes my opening remarks. Hilarious would be pleased to return any questions you may have.