Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03

Chair: The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREY

Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Thursday, June 19, 2003

Issue No. 13

First, second and third (last) meetings on:
Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Income Tax Act (political financing)

First (last) meeting on:
Bill C-39, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Parliament of Canada Act

INCLUDING:
THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bills C-39 and C-24)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Don Boudria, P.C., M.P.,
Minister responsible for Elections Canada

WITNESSES:

Tuesday, June 17, 2003:

Official from the Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat:

Aaron Allen, Manager, Other Statutory Plans, Pensions and Benefits Sector, Human Resources Management Office.

Official from the Privy Council Office:

Matthew Lynch, Privy Council Officer, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel.

Officials from the Privy Council Office:

Kathy O'Hara, Deputy Secretary to the cabinet (Machinery of Government);

Michèle René de Cotret, Senior Privy Council Officer/Counsel;

Stéphane Perrault, Senior Privy Council Officer/Counsel.

From the House of Commons:

Alexa McDonough, M.P.

Official from Elections Canada:

Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Chief Electoral Officer;

Diane R. Davidson, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer and Chief Legal Counsel;

Janice Vézina, Senior Director of Election Financing;

James Sprague, Senior Practitioner and General Counsel.

Wednesday, June 18, 2003:

From Democracy Watch:

Aaron Freeman, Board Member and Chair of the Money in Politics Coalition.

From the Canadian Council of Chief Executives:

David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice-President.

Officials from the Privy Council Office:

Stéphane Perrault, Senior Privy Council Officer/Counsel;

Michèle René de Cotret, Senior Privy Council Officer/Counsel.

From the Senate of Canada:

Mark Audcent, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel;

Michel Patrice, Parliamentary Counsel.

Thursday, June 19, 2003:

From the Senate of Canada:

Mark Audcent, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel;

Michel Patrice, Parliamentary Counsel.

Official from the Privy Council Office:

Michèle René de Cotret, Senior Privy Council Officer/Counsel.

Official from Elections Canada:

James Sprague, Senior Practitioner and General 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, Joyal, P.C., Kinsella, *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Pearson, Robichaud, P.C., Rivest, Smith, P.C.

*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 Wiebe (June 16, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Baker substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cordy (June 16, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Buchanan substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (June 16, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Setlakwe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (June 17, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker (June 17, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Setlakwe (June 17, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rivest substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (June 18, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Baker substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hubley (June 18, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cools (June 18, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Finnerty substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pearson (June 18, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cools substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hubley (June 19, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Pearson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finnerty (June 19, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Buchanan (June 19, 2003).