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Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on
Senate Reform

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006

Chair: The Honourable DANIEL HAYS

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Issue No. 4

Fifth and sixth meetings on:

Subjet-matter of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate tenure)
Motion to amend the Constitution of Canada (Western regional representation in the Senate)

WITNESSES:

Morning meeting

As individuals:

Peter McCormick, Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Lethbridge;

Gordon Gibson, Senior Fellow in Canadian Studies, Fraser Institute;

Peter Hogg, Scholar in Residence, Blake, Cassels and Graydon.

Afternoon meeting

As individuals:

John Whyte, Senior Policy Fellow, Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy;

Richard Simeon, William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies, Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs, Harvard University (by video conference);

David E. Smith, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan;

Daniel Pellerin, Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Colgate University.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Daniel Hays, Chair

The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Chaput, Dawson, Fraser, *Hays, (or Fraser), Hubley, *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Munson, Murray, P.C., Segal, Tkachuk, Watt

*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 Austin, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (September 19, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Austin, P.C. (September 20, 2006).

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