Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

Wednesday, November 21, 2001

Issue No. 16

First meeting on: Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

APPEARING:

The Honourable Anne McLellan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

The Honourable Lawrence MacAuley, P.C., M.P., Solicitor General of Canada

WITNESSES:

From the Department of Justice:

Richard Mosley Assistant Deputy Minister, Criminal Law Policy Section.

From the Department of the Solicitor General of Canada:

Paul Kennedy, Senior Assistant Deputy Solicitor General.

As individuals:

Antonio Nicaso, Journalist and Author;

Michel Auger, Journalist, Legal and Criminal Affairs Expert at the Journal de Montréal.

From the Canadian Police Association:

Mike Niebudek, Vice-President;

Yves Prud'homme, President, Fédération des policiers et policières municipaux du Québec.

From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP):

Giuliano Zaccardelli, Commissioner;

William Lenton, Assistant Commissioner, Director of Federal Investigations.

From the municipalité de Granby:

Denis Roy, Director, Sûreté municipale.

From the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police:

Julian Fantino, Chief, Toronto Police Service;

Vince Westwick, General Counsel.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair

The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

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

* 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 Robichaud substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pearson (November 21, 2001).