Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on Bill C-36 (formerly the Subject Matter of Bill C-36)

Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings

[English]

The Special Senate Committee on Bill C-36 met this day, in room 705, Victoria Building, at 9:35 a.m., the Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, Chair, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Beaudoin, Bryden, Fairbairn, P.C., Fraser, Furey, Jaffer, Kelleher, P.C., Lynch-Staunton and Phalen (10).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Joyal P.C., and Tkachuk (2).

In attendance: Ben Dolin and Philip Rosen, Research Officers, Research Branch, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to its order of reference adopted in the Senate on Thursday, November 29, 2001, the special committee continued its examination of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Official Secrets Act, the Canada Evidence Act, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act and other Acts, and to enact measures respecting the registration of charities, in order to combat terrorism and explore the protection of human rights and civil liberties in the application of this Act.

WITNESSES

From the Barreau du Québec:

Ms Anne-Marie Boisvert, Chair, Criminal Law Committee;

Mr. Gilles Ouimet, Member, Criminal Law Committee.

The Chair made some opening remarks.

Ms Boisvert made a statement and, together with Ms Ouimet, answered questions.

At 9:42 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:54 a.m., the committee resumed.

The witnesses continued to answer questions.

At 11:20 a.m. the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

OTTAWA, Tuesday, December 4, 2001
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[English]

The Special Senate Committee on Bill C-36 met this day, in room 505, Victoria Building, at 2:03 p.m., the Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, Chair, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Beaudoin, Bryden, Fairbairn, P.C., Fraser, Furey, Jaffer, Kelleher, P.C., Lynch-Staunton, Murray, P.C., Phalen and Poulin (12).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Lawson, Mahovlich, Tkachuk and Wilson (4).

In attendance: Ben Dolin and Philip Rosen, Research Officers, Research Branch, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate

Pursuant to its order of reference adopted in the Senate on Thursday, November 29, 2001, the special committee continued its examination of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Official Secrets Act, the Canada Evidence Act, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act and other Acts, and to enact measures respecting the registration of charities, in order to combat terrorism and explore the protection of human rights and civil liberties in the application of this Act.

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 Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police:

Chief Vince Bevan, Vice-President,

Vince Westwick, Co-Chair, Law Amendments Committee, Legal Advisor to the Association.

From the Canadian Police Association:

David Griffin, Executive Officer;

Mike Niebudek, Vice-President.

From the Department of Justice:

Richard G. Mosley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Elizabeth Sanderson, Senior General Counsel, Public Law Policy;

Donald Piragoff, Acting Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

From the Solicitor General of Canada:

Paul E. Kennedy, Senior Assistant Deputy Solicitor General, Policing & Security Branch.

The Chair made some opening remarks.

Vince Westwick and Vince Bevan each made a statement.

David Griffin and Mike Niebudek each made a statement.

The witnesses answered questions.

At 3:28 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 3:35 p.m., the committee resumed.

Minister McLellan made a statement.

Minister MacAulay made a statement.

Minister McLellan and Minister MacAulay, together with Rick Mosley, Paul Kennedy and Elizabeth Sanderson, answered questions.

At 5:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Heather Lank 

Clerk of the Committee