Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Third Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Wednesday, October 27, 2004 (in camera)
Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Thursday, November 4, 2004

Issue No. 1

Organization meeting and First and second meetings on:

Bill S-10, A second Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of the Province of Quebec
and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law

INCLUDING: THE FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Expenses incurred during the Third Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• First Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for October 20, 2004 (16K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for November 3, 2004 (45K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for November 4, 2004 (60K)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Irwin Cotler, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, November 3, 2004

Justice Canada:

Marc Cuerrier, Senior General Counsel, Bijuralism and Drafting Support Services Group;

Alain Vauclair, General Counsel, Legislative Services Branch.

Thursday, November 4, 2004

McGill University:

Professor Nicholas Kasirer, Dean, Faculty of Law.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable John Trevor Eyton, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, *Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Cools, Joyal, P.C., *Kinsella (or Stratton), Mercer, Milne, Nolin, Pearson, Ringuette, Rivest, Sibbeston

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)