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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, March 21, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007

Issue No. 23

First and second meetings on:

Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867
(Senate tenure)

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Privy Council Office

Matthew King, Assistant Secretary, Legislation and House Planning;

Dan McDougall, Director of Operations, Legislation and House Planning;

David Anderson, Senior Policy Advisor, Legislation and House Planning.

Department of Justice Canada:

Warren J. Newman, General Counsel, Constitutional and Administrative Law Section.

Canada West Foundation:

Roger Gibbins, President and CEO.

As individuals:

Andrew Heard, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University;

Joseph Magnet, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

As individuals:

John McEvoy, Professor, University of New Brunswick;

Don Desserud, Professor, University of New Brunswick at Saint John;

Meg Russell, Senior Research Fellow, University College London (by video conference).

Gerard Horgan, Professor, International Study Centre, Herstmonceux Castle (by video conference).

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Bryden, Fraser, Hays, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), 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:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator Ringuette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (March 20, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Di Nino substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (March 20, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Nolin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (March 23, 2007).

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