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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Thursday, February 10, 2005

Issue No. 5

First meeting on:

Bill C-302, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley—Woolwich

First meeting on:

Bill C-304, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Battle River

First meeting on:

Bill C-36, An Act to change the boundaries of the Acadie—Bathurst and Miramichi electoral districts

First meetings on:

Bill S-5, An Act to repeal legislation that has not come into force within ten years of receiving royal assent

and

Business of the Committee

APPEARING:

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

The Honourable Mauril Bélanger, P.C., M.P., Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister responsible for Democratic Reform

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, February 2, 2005

House of Commons:

Lynn Myers, M.P., Kitchener—Wilmot—Wellesley— Woolwich, and Sponsor of Bill C-302 in the House of Commons;

John Reynolds, M.P., Sponsor of Bill C-304 in the House of Commons.

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

Privy Council Office:

Stephen Zaluski, Head, Democratic Reform Secretariat;

Stéphane Perrault, Senior Counsel, Democratic Reform Secretariat.

House of Commons:

Yvon Godin, M.P., Acadie—Bathurst.

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Senate:

The Honourable Tommy Banks, Sponsor of the Bill.

Justice Canada:

John Mark Keyes, A/Deputy Chief, Legislative Counsel, Drafting Services Group;

Christine Landry, Senior Counsel, Legal and Policy Advisory Section.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable J. 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)

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