Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and
Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001-02
Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE
Thursday, March 14, 2002 (in camera)
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Issue No. 30
Meeting on:
Future Business of the Committee (in camera)
First and second meetings on:
Bill C-30, An Act to establish a body that provides administrative services to the Federal Court of Appeal,
the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada, to amend the Federal
Court Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act and the Judges Act, and to make related and consequential
amendments to other Acts
INCLUDING:
THE FIFTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-30)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Fifteenth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 20, 2002 (55K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 21, 2002 (6K)
WITNESSES:
From the Department of Justice:
Ms Judith Bellis, General Counsel and Director, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy;
Ms Adair Crosby, Counsel, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy;
Ms Adèle Berthiaume, Counsel, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair
The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Bryden, Buchanan, P.C., * Carstairs P.C., (or Robichaud), Christensen, Fairbairn, P.C., Joyal, P.C., * Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Moore, Nolin, Pearson, 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 Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maheu (March 14, 2002).
The name of the Honourable Senator Taylor substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (March 20, 2002).
The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Biron (March 20, 2002).
The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Taylor (March 21, 2002).
The name of the Honourable Senator Christensen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cools (March 21, 2002).