Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002
Chair: The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREY
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Thursday, December 12, 2002
Issue No. 5
Seventh and eight meetings on:
Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Criminal Code
(cruelty to animals and firearms)
and the Firearms Act
and
Other business of the Committee
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for December 11, 2002 (93K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for December 12, 2002 (109K)
WITNESSES:
December 11, 2002:
AS A PANEL:
From the Canadian Council on Animal Care:
Mr. Clément Gauthier, Executive Director.
From the Canadian Institutes of Health Research:
Mr. Mark Bisby, Vice President, Research Portfolio;
Ms. Patricia Kosseim, Senior Ethics Policy Advisor.
From the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada:
Mr. Robert Best, Vice-President, National Affairs;
Mr. Andrew R. Tasker, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Veterinary College.
From the University of Western Ontario:
Ms. Bessie Borwein, Special Advisor to the Vice-President, Research.
December 12, 2002:
AS A PANEL:
From the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies:
Mr. David Buffett, President;
Mr. Robert Van Tongerloo, Chief Executive Officer.
From the International Fund for Animal Welfare:
Mr. Rick Smith, National Director;
Mr. Clayton Ruby, Legal Counsel.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable George J. Furey, Chair
The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Baker, P.C. , Bryden, *Carstairs, P.C., (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cools, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Nolin, Pearson, Smith, P.C., Stratton
*Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)