Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Second Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002

Thursday, November 21, 2002

Issue No. 5

Third meeting on Bill C-12: Bill C-12, An Act to promote physical activity and sport

Second meeting on Bill C-8: Bill C-8, An Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by regulating products used for the control of pests

INCLUDING: THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-12)

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Fourth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (100K)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Paul De Villers, P.C., M.P., Secretary of State (Amateur Sport)

WITNESSES:

On Bill C-12

From Sport Canada:

Mr. Lane MacAdam, Director General;

Mr. Roger Charland, Legal Counsel.

On Bill C-8

From the Canadian Federation of Agriculture:

Mr. Robert Friesen, President.

Ms. Nicole Howe, Environmental Policy Analyst.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Senator Michael Kirby, Chair

The Honourable Senator Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon, Kinsella, Léger, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Mahovlich, Morin, Murray, P.C., Roche

*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 Morin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Callbeck (November 21, 2002).

The name of the Honourable Senator Murray substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (November 21, 2002).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Morin (November 21, 2002).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (November 21, 2002).