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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996

Chair: The Honourable SHARON CARSTAIRS

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Thursday, October 31, 1996

Issue No. 33

Second meeting on: Examination of Bill C-45 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another Act.

Third meeting on: Examination of Bill S-3 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (plea bargaining).

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (68K)

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WITNESSES:

For Bill C-45:

From the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies:

Ms Kim Pate, Executive Director.

From the John Howard Society:

Mr. Brian Saunders, Executive Director (New Brunswick).

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, Chair

The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Beaudoin, Doyle, *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Ghitter, Gigantès, Jessiman, Lewis, Losier-Cool, *Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), Milne, Moore, Pearson

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

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