Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs,
Science and Technology
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-99-99
Chairman: The Honourable LOWELL MURRAY, P.C.
Tuesday, March 9, 1999
Wednesday, March 10, 1999
Issue No. 29
First, second and last meeting on:
Bill C-208, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act
INCLUDING:
THE SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-208)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Seventeenth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 9, 1999 (64K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 10, 1999 (50K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, March 9, 1999:
Colleen Beaumier, M.P.
From Justice Canada:
Lita Cyr, Legal Counsel, Information Law and Privacy Section;
Brian Jarvis, Legal Counsel, Public Law Policy Section, Policy Sector;
Michael Zigayer, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
From Treasury Board Secretariat:
Richard B. Fadden, Assistant Secretary, Government Operations Sector and Canada Infrastructure Works Program;
Mary Anne Stevens, Senior Policy Officer, Information Policy Division, Government Operations Sector.
As an individual:
Ken Rubin.
Wednesday, March 10, 1999:
From the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada:
Hon. John Reid, P.C., Information Commissionner;
Alan Leadbeater, Deputy Information Commissionner;
Daniel Brunet, General Counsel.
From Canadian Access and Privacy Association (Capa):
Michael A. Dagg, President;
Jacqueline Bilodeau, Past President.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lowell Murray, P.C., Chairman
The Honourable Mary Butts, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Cools, Cohen, Ferretti Barth, Gill, * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Johnstone, Lavoie-Roux, LeBreton, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Maloney, Phillips, Poy
* 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 Callbeck substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Johnstone (March 8, 1999).
The name of the Honourable Senator Poy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ruck (March 8, 1999).
The name of the Honourable Senator Johnstone substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Callbeck (March 8, 1999).