Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98-99
Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE
Wednesday, February 17, 1999
Issue No. 55
First meeting on: Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act
Fourth meeting on: Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Nunavut Act with respect to the Nunavut Court of Justice and to amend other Acts in consequence
APPEARING:
The Honourable Anne McLellan, P.C., M.P. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
WITNESSES:
From the Department of Justice:
Mr. Yvan Roy, Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;
Howard Bebbington, Counsel, Criminal Law Police Section;
Andy Watt, Coordinator, Northern Issues;
Moray Welch, Counsel, Judicial Affairs Unit.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair
The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Acting Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Beaudoin, Bryden, Buchanan, P.C., Eyton, Grafstein, *Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Moore, Pearson, Pépin
* 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 Pearson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (February 17, 1999).