Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Third Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREYWednesday, February 25, 2004
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Issue No. 2
First and second (last) meetings on:
Bill C-5, An Act respecting the effective date of the representation order of 2003
and
First meeting on:
Bill C-16, An Act respecting the registration of information relating to sex offenders
INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-5)
- Orders of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Second Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for February 25, 2004 (92K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for February 26, 2004 (71K)
APPEARING:
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
The Honourable Jacques Saada, P.C., M.P., Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister responsible for Democratic Reform.
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
From the Privy Council Office:
Stéphane Perrault, Privy Council Officer, Senior Counsel, Legislation and House Planning, Counsel;
Stephen Zaluski, Privy Council Officer, Senior Counsel, Legislation and House Planning, Counsel.
From Elections Canada:
Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Chief Electoral Officer;
Diane R. Davidson, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer and Chief Legal Counsel.
Thursday, February 26, 2004
From the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness:
Cliff Yumansky, Senior Advisor, Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate;
Mary Campbell, Acting Director General, Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate.
From the Department of Justice Canada:
Doug Hoover, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable George J. Furey, Chair
The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, *Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Baker, P.C., Bryden, Buchanan, P.C., Cools, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Mercer, Nolin, Pearson, Smith, P.C.
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Mercer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (February 26, 2004).