Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Third Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable GEORGE J. FUREYWednesday, March 10, 2004
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Issue No. 3
First and second meetings on:
Bill C-250, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda)
and
Second and third meetings on:
Bill C-16, An Act respecting the registration of information relating to sex offenders
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for March 10, 2004 (89K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for March 11, 2004 (112K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Anne McLellan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
From the Canadian Professional Police Association:
Tony Cannavino, President;
David Griffin, Executive Officer.
From the House of Commons:
Svend Robinson, M.P. (Burnaby—Douglas).
Thursday, March 11, 2004
From the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness:
Mary Campbell, Acting Director General, Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate.
From the Department of Justice Canada:
Doug Hoover, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
AS A PANEL
From the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association:
Dave Jones, Director, Crime Prevention Services.
From Egale:
Laurie Arron, Director of Advocacy;
Trevor Fenton, Member.
From Amnesty International (Canadian Section):
Hilary Homes, Campaigner.
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, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Nolin, Pearson, Smith, P.C., Tkachuk
* 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 Mercer (March 4, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Beaudoin (March 10, 2004).