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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, April 13, 2005
Thursday, April 14, 2005

Issue No. 9

First and second meetings on:

Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mental disorder) and
to make consequential amendments to other acts

APPEARING:

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Justice Canada:

Catherine Kane, Senior Counsel/Director, Policy Centre for Victim Issues.

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission:

Malcolm Jeffcock, Lawyer.

Schizophrenia Society of Canada:

Dr. John Gray, President;

Sheila Deighton, Executive Director, Ottawa Chapter.

Canadian Mental Health Association:

Penelope Marrett, Chief Executive Officer.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:

Dr. Padraig L. Darby, Deputy Clinical Director, Law and Mental Health Program.

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)

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 Bryden was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C. (April 12, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C. was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bryden (April 14, 2005).