Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03
Chair: The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREY
Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Thursday, February 6, 2003 (in camera)
Issue No. 6
Ninth meeting on: Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals and firearms) and the
Firearms Act
and
Future business of the committee
WITNESSES:
AS A PANEL:
From the Poultry Welfare Coalition:
Mahmud Jamal, Legal Counsel;
Bill Uruski.
From the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters:
Greg Farrant, Government Relations Manager;
Janice Oliver, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions;
Michael Code, Legal Counsel, Sack Goldblatt Mitchell;
Leslie Ballentine, Public Affairs Director, Ontario Farm Animal Council;
Bill Stewart, Co-Chair, Environment and Animal Care Committee, Canadian Cattlemen's Association.
From the Fédération québécoise de la faune:
Gaétan Roy, Biologist.
From the Canadian Jewish Congress:
Manuel Prutschi, Director of Community Relations;
Rabbi Reuven Bulka, Chair, Religious and Interreligious Affairs Committee.
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)