Proceedings of the Special Committee on
Illegal Drugs
Issue 22 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Monday, June 10, 2002
(46)
[English]
The Special Committee on Illegal Drugs met this day in room 160-S, Centre Block, at 8:00 a.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Banks, Maheu, Rossiter and Nolin. (4)
In attendance: Director of Research: Daniel Sansfaçon; from the Library of Parliament: Gérald Lafrenière and Chantal Collin; from Newman Communications: Jean-Guy Desgagné; from the Committees Directorate: Brigitte Martineau and Mireille Khouri.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 15, 2001, the Committee proceeded to study Canada's anti-drug legislation and policies. (See Issue No. 1, March 19, 2001, for the full text of the Order of Reference.)
WITNESSES:
From the Department of the Solicitor General of Canada:
Mr. Paul E. Kennedy, Senior Assistant Deputy Solicitor General, Policing and Security Branch.
From the Correctional Service Canada:
Mr. Brian Grant, Director, Addictions Research Centre (PEI);
Mr. Ross Toller, Deputy Commissioner, Prairie Region.
From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Mr. Raf Souccar, Chief Superintendent;
Inspector Chuck Walker, Officer in Charge, Operational Systems Policy Section, National Contract Policing Branch.
From the Department of Health Canada:
Mr. Dann Michols, Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch;
Ms Gillian Lynch, Director General, Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Programme;
Ms Hélène Goulet, Director General, Tobacco Control Programme, Health Environments and Consumer Safety Branch;
Ms Cathy Airth, Acting Director, Office of Canada's Drug Strategy, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch.
From the Department of Justice Canada:
Mr. Croft Michaelson, Director and Senior General Counsel, Strategic Prosecution Policy Section;
Mr. Paul St-Denis, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
From the National Crime Prevention Centre:
Patricia Begin, Director, Research and Evaluation.
Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Grant each made a statement.
Messr. Kennedy, Walker, Toller and Grant answered questions.
At 9:02 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 9:16 a.m., the committee resumed its hearing.
Mr. Michols made a statement.
Ms Lynch made a presentation.
Ms Lynch, Mr. Michols and Ms Goulet answered questions.
At 10:49 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:00 a.m., the committee resumed its hearing.
Mr. Saint-Denis made a statement.
Mr. Michaelson and Ms Begin made a presentation.
Ms Begin, Mr. Michaelson and Mr. Saint-Denis answered questions.
At 12:08 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Monday, June 10, 2002
(47)
[English]
The Special Committee on Illegal Drugs met this day in room 160-S, Centre Block, at 1:04 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Banks, Maheu, Rossiter and Nolin. (4)
In attendance: Director of Research: Daniel Sansfaçon; from the Library of Parliament: Gérald Lafrenière and Chantal Collin; from Newman Communications: Jean-Guy Desgagné; from Committees Directorate: Mireille Khouri.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 15, 2001, the Committee proceeded to study Canada's anti-drug legislation and policies. (See Issue No. 1, March 19, 2001, for the full text of the Order of Reference.)
WITNESS:
From the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse:
Mr. Michel Perron, Executive Director.
Mr. Perron made a statement and answered questions.
At 2:17 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Daniel Charbonneau
Acting Clerk of the Committee