Proceedings of the Special Senate
Committee on the
Anti-terrorism Act
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05
Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Monday, February 14, 2005
Issue No. 1
Organization meeting
and
First and second meetings on:
A comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of the Anti-terrorism Act (S.C. 2001, c.41)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, December 15, 2004 (31K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 14, 2005 (morning meeting) (77K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 14, 2005 (afternoon meeting) (73K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Anne McLellan, P.C., M.P.,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
WITNESSES:
Monday, February 14, 2005
Morning meeting:
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada:
Paul Kennedy, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister;
Department of Justice Canada:
Bill Pentney, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Citizenship, Immigration and Public Safety.
Afternoon meeting:
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada:
Paul Kennedy, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister;
Christian Roy, Counsel, Legal Services.
Department of Justice Canada:
Bill Pentney, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Citizenship, Immigration and Public Safety.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair
The Honourable John Lynch-Staunton, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, *Austin, P.C. , (or Rompkey, P.C.), Day, Fraser, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., Kinsella, *Kinsella , (or Stratton), 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 Harb is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (December 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Austin, P.C. (December 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Christensen is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Harb (December 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Austin, P.C. is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (December 15, 2004).
The name of the Honourable Senator Smith, P.C. is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Harb (February 7, 2005).