Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Issue No. 8

First (final) meeting on:

Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Judges Act and certain other Acts in relation to courts

INCLUDING:
THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(2006-2007 Budget – Issues relating to the vertical and horizontal fiscal balances among the various orders
of government in Canada)

THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Judges Act and certain other Acts in relation to courts)

APPEARING:

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

WITNESSES:

Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission:

Earl A. Cherniak, Commissioner;

Jeanne Ruest, Executive Director.

Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs:

Wayne Osborne, Director, Finance and Administration.

Justice Canada:

Judith Bellis, General Counsel, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Nancy Ruth, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Biron, Cowan, Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., Fox, P.C., *Hays (or Fraser), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Rompkey, P.C., Stratton

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (December 13, 2006).