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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 23 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 29, 1998

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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, met this day in Room 257, East Block, at 3:39 p.m., the Chairman, the Honourable Senator Lorna Milne, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Gigantès, Joyal, Lewis, Milne, Moore and Pépin. (7)

In attendance: Mary Hurley, Research Officer, Research Branch, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, October 22, 1997, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Copyright Act (profit from authorship respecting a crime). (See Issue No.1, Wednesday, October 29, 1997, for full text of Order of Reference.)

WITNESSES:

From the Department of Justice:

Mr. Richard G. Mosley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Criminal Law Policy;

Mr. Stephen Sharzer, Senior Counsel, Human Rights Law Section;

Mr. Paul Saint-Denis, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law;

Mr. Jeff Richstone, Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Canadian Heritage.

From the Canadian Copyright Institute:

Ms Grace Westcott, Executive Secretary.

From the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime:

Mr. Steve Sullivan, Executive Director;

Mr. Gary Rosenfeldt, Executive Director, Victims of Violence/Canadian Centre for Missing Children.

From the Law Union of Ontario and the Writers' Union of Canada:

Ms Marian Hebb, Member, Lawyer.

The Chairman made an opening statement.

Mr. Richard G. Mosley, together with Steven Sharzer, Jeff Richstone and Paul Saint-Denis, answered questions.

Ms Grace Westcott made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Steve Sullivan and Mr. Gary Rosenfeldt each made a statement and answered questions.

Ms Marian Hebb made a statement and answered questions.

At 6:09 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Heather Lank

Clerk of the Committee

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