Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and
Constitutional Affairs
Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Wednesday, December 15, 1999
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met this day at 3:45 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the Chairman, the Honourable Lorna Milne, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Buchanan, P.C., Cools, Fraser, Joyal, P.C., Milne, Moore, Nolin, Pearson and Poy (10).
In attendance: Nancy Holmes and Marilyn Pilon, Research Officers, Law and Government Division, Research Branch, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESSES:
From the Department of Justice:
Michael Zigayer, Senior Legal Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Lee Fraser, Superintendent, Officer in Charge, Forensic Identification Services;
Ghyslaine Clément, Inspector, Officer in Charge, Canadian Criminal Records Information Services, Information and Identification Services Directorate.
From the Department of the Solicitor General of Canada:
Marian Harymann, Senior Policy Analyst, Law Enforcement Division;
From the Department of National Defence:
Jane Harrigan, Commander, Director, Pension and Finance Legal Services, Office of the Legal Advisor;
John Maguire, Commander, Director of Law/Military Justice Policy and Research, Office of the Judge Advocate General.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on November 18, 1999, the committee proceeded to study Bill S-10, An Act to amend the National Defence Act, the DNA Identification Act and the Criminal Code. (See Issue No. 3, Wednesday, December 1, 1999 for full text of the Order of Reference.)
The Chairman read into the record the response from the Solicitor General of Canada.
The witnesses made statements and answered questions from the members of the committee.
At 4:50 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Michel Patrice
Clerk of the Committee