Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03
Chair: The Honourable GEORGE FUREY
Wednesday, November 5, 2003
Issue No. 17
Second and last 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
and
First meeting on:
The implications of including, in legislation, non-derogation clauses relating to existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada under s.35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
INCLUDING:
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Firearms Regulation Study)
WITNESSES:
From the Department of Justice Canada:
Ms. Clare Beckton, Assistant Deputy Attorney General;
Mr. Charles Pryce, Senior Counsel.
From the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development:
Ms. Christine Cram, Director General, Strategic Policy, Planning and Intergovernmental Relations Branch, Policy and Strategic Direction Sector.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable George Furey, Chair
The Honourable 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, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), 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 Moore (November 5, 2003).
The name of the Honourable Senator Sibbeston substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (November 5, 2003).