LCJC - Standing Committee

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 56 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 9, 1997
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, met this day, in Room 505, Victoria Building at 3:20 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Sharon Carstairs, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Carstairs, Doyle, Gigantès, Jessiman, Lewis, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Milne, Moore, Nolin and Pearson (12).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Haidasz, Kenny and Lavoix-Roux (3).

In attendance: Laura Snowball, Research Officer Research Branch of the Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

APPEARING:

The Hon. David Dingwall, M.P., P.C., Minister of Health.

WITNESS:

From Health Canada:

Mr. Chris McNaught, Counsel, Legal Services.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 13, 1997, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-71, An Act to regulate the manufacture, sale, labelling and promotion of tobacco products, to make consequential amendments to another Act and to repeal certain Acts. (See Issue No. 50, Wednesday, March 19, 1997, for full text of Order of Reference. )

The Chair made an opening statement.

The Honourable David Dingwall made an opening statement and, together with Mr. McNaught, answered questions.

The minister tabled with the committee, a list of submissions received by the Department commenting on the Blueprint for tobacco control (Exhibit No. 5900 L1-C-71 56 "7").

The minister tabled with the committee a list of amendments to Bill C-71 suggested by the tobacco industry (Exhibit No. 5900 L1-C071 56 "8").

The minister tabled with the committee a document from the Liggett case (Exhibit No. 5900 L1-C-71 56 "9").

The minister tabled with the committee a study by Professor Richard Pollay entitled "The Last Straw? Cigarette Advertising and Realized Market Shares Among Youths and Adults, 1979-1993" (Exhibit No. 5900 L1-C071 56 "10").

The minister also tabled with the committee a study prepared by the National Cancer Institute of Canada (Exhibit No. 5900 L1-C-71 56 "11").

At 4:55 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Heather Lank

Clerk of the Committee