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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

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Wednesday, December 12, 2001

Issue No. 22

Third meeting on: Bill C-15A, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to amend other Acts

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (193K)

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WITNESSES:

From the Canadian Bar Association:

Heather Perkins-McVey, Chair, National Criminal Justice Section;

Tamra Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform.

From the Barreau du Québec:

Carole Brosseau, Lawyer, Research and Legislation.

From the Canadian Association of Internet Service Providers:

Jay Thomson, President.

From the Canadian Cable Television Association:

Lori Assheton-Smith, General Counsel, Vice-President, New Media.

From the Department of Justice:

Howard Bebbington, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Lisette Lafontaine, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Mary McFadyen, Senior Counsel, Conviction Review Group;

Carole Morency, Senior Counsel, Family, Children and Youth Section;

Stephen Mihorean, Principal Statistician, Research and Statistics Divison;

Kwing Hung, Senior Statistician, Research and Statistics Division.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair

The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

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

* 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 Christensen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (December 12, 2001).

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