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, October 29, 2003
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Issue No. 16
First meeting on:
Regulations made pursuant to An Act respecting firearms and other weapons, Statutes of Canada, 1995, Chapter 39, as contemplated by section 118(3) of that Act
First (last) meeting on:
Bill C-45, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal liability of organizations)
INCLUDING:
THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-45)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Eighth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 29, 2003 (114K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 30, 2003 (63K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Wayne Easter, P.C., M.P.,
Solicitor General of Canada
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Officials from the Canadian Firearms Centre:
William V. Baker, Commissioner;
Kathleen Roussel, Senior Counsel, Head Legal Services.
From the Coalition for Gun Control:
Wendy Cukier, President.
From the National Firearms Association:
Wally Butts, National Vice-President, Communications.
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Officials from the Department of Justice of Canada:
Donald Piragoff, Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;
Greg Yost, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Senator George J. Furey, Chair
The Honourable Senator Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Baker, P.C., Bryden, Buchanan, P.C., *Carstairs, P.C., (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cools, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Moore, Nolin, Pearson, 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 Jaffer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (October 28, 2003).
The name of the Honourable Senator Moore substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (October 30, 2003).