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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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Wednesday, December 11, 1996

Issue No. 43

First and only meeting on: Examination of Bill C-347, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts

Third meeting on: Examination of Bill C-63, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, the Parliament of Canada Act and the Referendum Act

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (119K)

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WITNESSES:

For Bill C-63:

Professor John Courtney, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan;

Mr. Harold Neufeld, Consultant.

From Elections Canada:

Mr. Jacques Girard, Director of Legal Services.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, Chair

The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Deputy Chairman

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The Honourable Senators:

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

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

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