Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and
Constitutional Affairs
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98
Chairman: The Honourable LORNA MILNE
Wednesday, May 27, 1998
Issue No. 26
Third meeting on: Examination of Bill S-11, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act in order to add social condition as a prohibited ground of discrimination
WITNESSES:
On Bill S-11:
From the Canadian Human Rights Commission:
Ms Michelle Falardeau-Ramsay, Q.C., Chief Commissioner.
From the Department of Justice:
Ms Elizabeth Sanderson, Senior General Counsel, Public Law Policy, Policy Sector.
From the National Anti-Poverty Organization:
Mr. Mike Farrell, Acting Executive Director;
Mr. Fred Robertson, Board member.
From the Canadian Bankers' Association:
Mr. Alan Young, Vice-President, Policy;
Mr. Andrew Finlay, Senior Counsel, Employment Law Group, The Bank of Nova Scotia.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chairman
The Honourable Michel Cogger, Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Beaudoin, DeWare, Gigantès, * Graham, P.C., (or Carstairs), Jessiman, Joyal, P.C., Lewis, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Moore, Nolin, Pépin, Watt
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)