Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications
Third Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Issue No. 3
First and second meetings on:
Bill C-7, An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 16, 2004 (126K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 18, 2004 (203K)
- Appendix 5900.3.37/T1-C-7, 3 "1"
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
From Transport Canada:
John A. Read, Director General, Transport Dangerous Goods;
Sherill Besser, Senior Counsel, Legal Services.
From Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada:
John Clark, Deputy Director General, Policing Policy Division.
From the Canada Border Services Agency:
Debra Normoyle, Head, Immigration Enforcement;
Andrea Spry, Director, Risk Assessment Systems.
From Citizenship and Immigration Canada:
Julie Watkinson, Counsel, Enforcement Team.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Giuliano Zaccardelli, Commissioner;
Inspector Wayne Hanniman, Bill C-7 Project Coordinator;
Mark Scrivens, Senior Counsel, Legal Services — RCMP.
From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:
Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner;
Heather Black, Assistant Commissioner;
Carman Baggaley, Senior Policy Analyst.
From the Canadian Bar Association:
Simon Potter, Past President;
Joan Bercovitch, Senior Director of Legal and Government Affairs.
From B'nai Brith Canada:
Rubin Friedman, League of Human Rights;
Lynne Cohen, Communications Officer.
From theInternational Civil Liberties Monitoring Group:
Roch Tassé, National Co-ordinator.
From the Canadian Association of University Teachers:
Maureen Webb, Legal Counsel.
From the Muslim Lawyers Association & Coalition of Muslim Organizations:
Ziyaad Mia, Director;
Khalid I. Baksh, Legal Counsel.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Adams, Andreychuk, *Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Beaudoin, Corbin, Day, Graham, P.C., Jaffer, LaPierre, * Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Phalen, Spivak, Stratton
*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 Christensen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Graham, P.C. (March 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Merchant (March 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Graham, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (March 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Beaudoin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Johnson (March 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gustafson (March 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eyton (March 15, 2004).