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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

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007

Issue No. 25

Sixth meeting on:

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

First, second and third meetings on:

Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment)

APPEARING

Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Honourable Robert Nicholson, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

WITNESSES

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Department of Justice Canada:

Catherine Kane, Acting Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy;

Matthias Villetorte, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

As individuals:

David E. Smith, Senior Policy Fellow, Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy, University of Regina (by video conference);

Anthony Doob, Professor, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Statistics Canada:

Lynn Barr-Telford, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;

Craig Grimes, Project Manager, Courts Program, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;

Sara Johnson, Senior Analyst, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.

Canadian Police Association:

David Griffin, Executive Officer.

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, Fraser, Hays, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Nolin, 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 Tardif substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (April 5, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (April 17, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Watt substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (April 18, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Banks substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tardif (April 19, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Zimmer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Watt (April 19, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Zimmer (April 23, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (April 23, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Banks substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (April 25, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (April 26, 2007).