Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006-07
Chair: The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Issue No. 20
Second and third meetings on:
Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - January 31, 2007 (75K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 1, 2007 (96K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Elections Canada:
Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada;
Diane R. Davidson, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer and Chief Legal Counsel;
Rennie Molnar, Senior Director, Operations, Register and Georgraphy.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Elections BC:
Harry Neufeld, Chief Electoral Officer.
As an individual:
Henry Milner, Research Fellow, Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Montreal.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Baker, P.C., Bryden, Di Nino, Fraser, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tradif), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), 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 Nolin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (December 18, 2006).
The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Zimmer (January 30, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Watt substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ringuette (January 30, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Di Nino substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (January 31, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Ringuette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Watt (February 1, 2007).