Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on the
Anti-terrorism Act

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006

Chair: The Honourable DAVID P. SMITH, P.C.

Monday, May 8, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006

Issue No. 1

Organization meeting
and
First meeting on:

A comprehensive review of the provisions and operation
of the Anti-terrorism Act (S.C. 2001, c.41)

INCLUDING:
THE FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Expenses incurred by the committee during the First Session of the Thirty-eighth Parliament)

APPEARING:

Monday, June 12, 2006

The Honourable Stockwell Day, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety

The Honourable Vic Toews, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

WITNESSES:

Monday, June 12, 2006

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada:

William Elliott, Associate Deputy Minister;

James Deacon, Director General, National Security Policy.

Department of Justice Canada:

Bill Pentney, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector;

George Dolhai, Director/Senior General Counsel, Strategic Operations Section;

Stanley Cohen, Senior General Counsel, Human Rights Law Section.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable David P. Smith, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Day, Fairbairn, P.C., Fraser, *Hays, (or Fraser), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., Kinsella, *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau)

*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 Zimmer is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (May 5, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (May 8, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Munson is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C. (May 8, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (May 9, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Zimmer (May 9, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Munson (May 9, 2006).

Anti-terrorism (Special)