Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000
Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNEWednesday, May 31, 2000 (two meetings)
Thursday, June 1, 2000
Wednesday, June 7, 2000
Issue No. 16
Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh (final) meetings on: Bill C-23, An Act to modernize the Statutes of Canada in relation to benefits and obligationsINCLUDING:
THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-23)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Sixth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 31, 2000 (159K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 1, 2000 (62K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 7, 2000 (12K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, May 31, 2000, first meeting:From the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada:
Steve Hindle, President;
Sally Diehl, Research Officer and Compensation Analyst.
From the Canadian Labour Congress:
Nancy Riche, Executive Vice-President;
Sue Genge, National Representative.
Wednesday, May 31, 2000, second meeting:
From the Canadian Bar Association:
Terry Hancock, Member, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference;
Joan Bercovitch, Legal and Governmental Affairs.
From the Canadian Human Rights Commission:
Michelle Falardeau-Ramsay, Q.C., Chief Commissioner;
J. Hucker, Secretary General.
From REAL Women of Canada:
Gwendolyn Landolt, National Vice-President;
Sophie Joannou.
Thursday, June 1, 2000:
From the Department of Justice:
Michelle Gosselin, Project Manager, Modernizing Benefits;
Lisa Hitch, Senior Counsel, Modernizing Benefits;
Sylvia Duquette, Counsel, Native Law Section.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lorna Milne, ChairThe 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, Nolin, Pearson, 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 Poy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pépin (June 7, 2000).