Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006
Chair: The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Issue No. 12
Twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh 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
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 18, 2006 (115K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 19, 2006 (175K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Public Affairs Association of Canada:
Elaine Flis, President.
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters:
Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist.
As an individual:
Errol P. Mendes, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
As an individual:
The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
As an individual:
Bruce A. MacFarlane, Q.C., Professional Affiliate, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba.
Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario:
Michael Lomer, Treasurer.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Baker, P.C., Cowan, Day, *Hays (or Fraser), Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mitchell, Nolin, Ringuette, Rivest, Stratton
*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 Milne was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (October 17, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Cowan was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Campbell (October 17, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mitchell was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Zimmer (October 19, 2006).