Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and
Constitutional Affairs
Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996
Chair: The Honourable SHARON CARSTAIRS
Friday, April 19, 1996
Issue No. 5
First Proceedings on:
Examination of Bill S-2, An Act to amend
the Canadian Human Rights Act (sexual orientation)
WITNESSES:
For Bill S-2:
From the Department of Justice:
John Scratch, Senior General Counsel;
Stephen Sharzer, General Counsel.
From REAL Women of Canada:
Gwendolyn Landolt, National Vice President;
Sophie Joanou, Member of the National Board.
From the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada:
Steve Hindle, President.
From EGALE (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere):
John W. Fisher, Executive Director;
Philip MacAdam, Barrister and Sollicitor, Member of EGALE.
From the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada:
Bruce J. Clemenger, Director of National Affairs;
Danielle Shaw, Project Coordinator;
Robert Nadeau, Legal Advisor.
From the Canadian Human Rights Commission:
Max Yalden, Commissioner.
From the Focus on the Family (Canada) Association:
James Sclater, Vice President, Public Policy;
Cindy Silver, Legal Analyst.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, Chair
The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Beaudoin, Bryden, Corbin, Doyle, * Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Jessiman, Kinsella, Lewis, * Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), Milne, Pearson, Roux
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Change in the Membership of the Committee:
Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the Committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Roux substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool. (April 18, 1996)