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)

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).