Standing committees

National DefenceNDDN

The Standing Committee on National Defence studies the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, as well as the domestic, continental and international security environment.

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Current members
15
Chair
Charles Sousa
Liberal
Vice-chairs
2
Membership imported
Nov 2, 2026
From members' role records

Current membership

Chairs first
  • Charles Sousa

    Mississauga—Lakeshore

    ChairLiberalsince Jun 17, 2025
  • James Bezan

    Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

    Vice-ChairConservativesince Jun 17, 2025
  • Xavier Barsalou-Duval

    Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères

    Vice-ChairBlocsince Sep 24, 2026
  • Charles Sousa

    Mississauga—Lakeshore

    MemberLiberalsince Jun 13, 2025
  • Cheryl Gallant

    Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke

    MemberConservativesince Jun 13, 2025
  • Chris Malette

    Bay of Quinte

    MemberLiberalsince Jun 13, 2025
  • James Bezan

    Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

    MemberConservativesince Jun 13, 2025
  • Jeff Kibble

    Cowichan—Malahat—Langford

    MemberConservativesince Jun 13, 2025
  • MemberLiberalsince Apr 29, 2026
  • Philip Earle

    Labrador

    MemberLiberalsince Apr 29, 2026
  • Scott Anderson

    Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee

    MemberConservativesince Jun 13, 2025
  • Sherry Romanado

    Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne—Greenfield Park

    MemberLiberalsince Jun 13, 2025
  • Tim Watchorn

    Les Pays-d'en-Haut

    MemberLiberalsince Jun 13, 2025
  • MemberLiberalsince Jun 13, 2025
  • Xavier Barsalou-Duval

    Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères

    MemberBlocsince Sep 22, 2026

Source: House of Commons committee list and per-member role exports, used under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Membership is assembled from the members’ side of the record, so associate members, substitutions for a single meeting and subcommittee seats are not reflected here. Confirm against the official committee page before relying on it.