Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000
Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Thursday, April 6, 2000
Issue No. 13
Third and fourth meetings on: Bill C-2, An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for April 5, 2000 (193 K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for April 6, 2000 (71 K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
From the Privy Council Office:
Michael Peirce, Director, Legal Operations, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel;
Isabelle Mondou, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel.
From the Liberal Party of Canada:
Terrence M. Mercer, National Director.
From the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada:
Paul Lepsoe, Legal Counsel.
From the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance:
Ted White, M.P.
From the Bloc Québécois:
Louis-Philippe Bourgeois, Deputy Director General.
From the Christian Heritage Party of Canada:
Ron Gray, National Leader.
From the Communist Party of Canada:
Miguel Figueroa, Party Leader.
From the Green Party of Canada:
Joan Russow, Federal Leader.
From the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada:
Anna Di Carlo, Secretary.
Thursday, April 6, 2000
From Environment Voters:
Stephen Best, Director;
Liz White, Director;
George Dupras.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair
The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, *Boudreau, P.C., (or Hays), Buchanan, P.C., Cools, Fraser, Joyal, P.C.,*Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Moore, Murray, P.C., Nolin, Pearson, Poy.
* 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 Murray substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ghitter (April 4, 2000).