Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03

Chair: The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREY

Thursday, June 5, 2003
Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Thursday, June 12, 2003

Issue No. 12

Second meeting on:
Bill S-12, An Act to repeal legislation that has not been brought into force within ten years of receiving royal assent

First and second (final) meetings on:
Motion and Message concerning amendments to Bill C-10B, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)

INCLUDING:
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Motion and Message concerning amendments to Bill C-10B, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals))

APPEARING

Thursday, June 12, 2003:

The Honourable Paul Macklin, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice.

WITNESSES

Thursday, June 5, 2003:

Officials from the Department of Justice Canada:

Katharine MacCormick, Chief Legislative Counsel, Office of the Chief Legislative Counsel;

John Mark Keyes, Director, Legislative Policy and Development, Advisory and Development Services Group;

Daniel Ricard, Deputy Chief Legislative Counsel, Drafting Services Group.

Thursday, June 12, 2003:

Official from the Department of Justice Canada:

Joanne Klineberg, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy.

From the Senate of Canada:

Mark Audcent, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel;

Michel Patrice, Parliamentary Counsel.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable George J. Furey, Chair

The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cools, Cordy, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Nolin, Pearson, Smith, P.C., Stratton, Wiebe

*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 Bryden substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Corbin (May 30, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Buchanan (June 11, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bryden (June 11, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Wiebe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn (June 12, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker (June 12, 2003).