Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006
Chair: The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Issue No. 3
Business of the committee
and
First, second and third meetings on:
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 22, 2006 (6K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 27, 2006 (139K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 28, 2006 (199K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 29, 2006 (114K)
APPEARING:
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P., President of the Treasury Board
Thursday, June 29, 2006
The Honourable Vic Toews, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Treasury Board of Canada:
Susan M.W. Cartwright, Assistant Secretary, Accountability in Government.
Department of Justice Canada:
Joe Wild, Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Treasury Board Portfolio.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Privy Council Office:
Kathy O'Hara, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Machinery of Government;
Marc Chénier, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning;
Patrick Hill, Acting Assistant Secretary, Machinery of Government;
Marc O'Sullivan, Acting Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet;
James Stringham, Legal Counsel, Office of the Counsel to the Clerk of the Privy Council.
As an individual:
David R. Zussman, Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management, University of Ottawa;
Arthur Kroeger, Chair, Canadian Policy Research Networks.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Department of Justice Canada:
Joe Wild, Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Treasury Board Portfolio;
Chantal Proulx, Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Section;
Robert Frater, Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Section;
Ann Chaplin, General Counsel, Constitutional and Administrative Law Section.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Baker, P.C., Campbell, Cools, Day, *Hays (or Fraser), Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Rivest, Robichaud, P.C., Stratton, Zimmer
*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 Joyal, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gill (June 16, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bryden (June 19, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Bryden, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C. (June 20, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (June 20, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bryden (June 20, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Milne, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (June 21, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (June 21, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (June 27, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Day, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C. (June 27, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Campbell, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (June 27, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (June 27, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (June 27, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Nolin, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stratton (June 28, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (June 28, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (June 29, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ringuette (June 29, 2006).