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, May 30, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Issue No. 29
Fourth and fifth (final) meetings on:
Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Public Service Employment Act
INCLUDING:
THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-31)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Twelfth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 30, 2007 (107K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 31, 2007 (67K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Elections Canada:
Marc Mayrand, Chief Electoral Officer;
Diane R. Davidson, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer and Chief Legal Counsel;
Rennie Molnar, Senior Director, Operations, Register and Geography.
Public Service Commission of Canada:
Maria Barrados, President;
Linda Gobeil, Senior Vice-President, Policy Branch;
Marie-Claude Turgeon, Acting General Counsel.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Office of the Privy Council:
Dan McDougall, Director of Operations, Legislation and House Planning;
Natasha Kim, Senior Policy Advisor, Legislation and House Planning.
Department of Justice Canada
Raymond MacCallum, Counsel, Human Rights Law Section;
Doug Stoltz, Acting General Counsel, Headquarters Legislation Section (Central Administration);
François La Fontaine, General Counsel, Headquarters Legislation Section (Central Administration).
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 Ringuette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hays, P.C. (May 29, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Hays, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ringuette (May 31, 2007).