Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996-97

Chair: The Honourable MABEL M. DeWARE

Wednesday, January 29, 1997

Issue No. 19

Ninth and tenth and meetings on: Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and the Canada Shipping Act.

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (morning sitting) (153K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (afternoon sitting) (129K)

WITNESSES:

Michael J. Day, Family Lawyer.

From the Royal Ottawa Hospital:

Paul Carrier, Family Counsellor.

From Carleton University:

Professor Ross Finnie, School of Public Administration.

From Fatherhood... Imagine That!:

Sean Cummings.

From the Support for Children - An Organization for Public Education (SCOPE):

Judy Poulin, President;

Wendy Byrne, Vice-President, Family Lawyer;

Barbara Thompson, Family Lawyer.

From the Department of Justice:

George Thompson, Deputy Minister;

Murielle Brazeau, Senior Counsel and Acting Head, Child Support Team;

Carolina Giliberti.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Mabel M. DeWare, Chair

The Honourable Peter Bosa, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Bonnell, Cohen, Cools, *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Forest, Jessiman, LeBreton, Losier-Cool, *Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Pearson, Phillips

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in Membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the Committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator LeBreton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Lavoie-Roux (January 29, 1997).