Proceedings of the Special Committee on
Bill C-20
Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000
Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASERMonday, June 12, 2000
Issue No. 5
Seventh and eighth meetings on: Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession reference- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (afternoon sitting) (187K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (evening sitting) (66K)
WITNESSES:
Afternoon sittingFrom the Assembly of First Nations:
Phil Fontaine, National Chief.
From the Grand Council of the Crees:
Dr. Ted Moses, Grand Chief;
Romeo Saganash, Director, Quebec Relations.
From the Conseil de la Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John:
Chief Jacques Gauthier;
Armand McKenzie, Legal Counsel.
As an individual:
Claude Ryan.
Evening sitting
From the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada:
Gino LeBlanc, President;
Richard Barrette, Director General;
François Boileau, Director, Quebec office of FCFA.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
Chair: The Honourable Senator Joan FraserDeputy Chair: The Honourable Senator Noël A. Kinsella
and
The Honourable Senators:
Beaudoin, Bolduc, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Chalifoux, Furey, Gill, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Kenny, Kroft, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Milne, Murray, P.C., Nolin, Poulin, Rivest
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 5)
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 Gill substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (June 12, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gill (June 12, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Gill substituted for that of the Honourable Senator De Bané (June 12, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Chalifoux substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston (June 12, 2000).