Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and
Constitutional Affairs
Issue 24 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Thursday, April 30, 1998
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, met this
day in Room 257, East Block, at 10:55 a.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).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senator Grafstein.
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.)
WITNESS:
Mr. Tom Wappel, M.P., Sponsor of the Bill.
The Chairman made an opening statement.
Mr. Tom Wappel made a statement and answered questions
At 11:56 a.m., the Honourable Senator Lewis took the Chair.
At 12:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Heather Lank
Clerk of the Committee