Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05
Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON
Monday, July 11, 2005
Issue No. 19
First meeting on:
Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes
APPEARING
The Honourable Irwin Cotler, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
WITNESS
Department of Justice Canada:
Lisa Hitch, Senior Counsel, Family, Children and Youth Section.
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.), Chaput, Cools, Joyal, P.C., *Kinsella (or, Stratton), Milne, Mitchell, Nolin, Pearson, Ringuette, Rivest, St. Germain, 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 Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hubley (July 7, 2005).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (July 7, 2005).
The name of the Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eyton (July 11, 2005).