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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98-99

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

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Wednesday, March 3, 1999

Issue No. 58

Third 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

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (85K)

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WITNESSES:

On Bill C-51:

From the Department of Justice:

Mr. Yvan Roy, Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Mr. Chris Ram, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Mr. Hal Pruden, Legal Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Ms Jodie vanDieen, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

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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, Fraser, Grafstein, * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Joyal, P.C., * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Moore, Pearson

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes 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 Pépin (March 2, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Joyal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pearson (March 2, 1999).

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