Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Thursday, May 31, 2001

Issue No. 8

First and second meetings on: Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act

First and only meeting on: Bill S-27, An Act to authorize the Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada to apply to be continued as a company under the laws of the Province of Quebec

First and only meeting on: Bill S-28, An Act to authorize Certas Direct Insurance Company to apply to be continued as a company under the laws of the Province of Quebec

INCLUDING: THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill S-27) AND
THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill S-28)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Don Boudria, P.C., M.P., Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, May 30, 2001

From the Privy Council Office:

Michael Peirce, Director of Legal Operations;

Roxanne Guérard, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning.

From Elections Canada:

Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Chief Electoral Officer;

Diane Davidson, Director, Legal Services and Registrar of Political Parties;

Janice Vézina, Director, Election Financing.

Thursday, May 31, 2001

From Desjardins-Laurentienne Financial Corporate:

Pierre Rousseau, Consultant, former Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development;

Sylvie Dion, Vice-President, Corporate Development.

From the Christian Heritage Party of Canada:

Ron Gray, Leader.

From the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada:

Anna DiCarlo, Secretary.

From the Green Party of Canada:

Chris Bradshaw, Interim Leader.

From the Communist Party of Canada:

Miguel Figueroa, Leader.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair

The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Atkins, Buchanan, P.C., *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cools, Fraser, Grafstein, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Moore, Nolin, Pearson.

* 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 Grafstein was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (May 31, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Grafstein (May 31, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Grafstein was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bryden (May 31, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cools was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stollery (May 31, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Bryden was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Grafstein (May 30, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stollery was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cools (May 30, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finestone, P.C. (May 17, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Grafstein was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (May 17, 2001).