Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on
Senate Reform

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006

Chair: The Honourable DANIEL HAYS

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Issue No. 5

Seventh, eighth and ninth meetings on:

Subject-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)

APPEARING:

Afternoon meeting

The Honourable Marie Bountrogianni, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal, Government of Ontario.

Evening meeting

The Honourable Benoît Pelletier, Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, Francophones within Canada, the Agreement on Internal Trade, the Reform of Democratic Institutions and Access to Information, Government of Quebec.

WITNESSES:

Morning meeting

As individuals:

Patrick J. Monahan, Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School;

The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa and former Senator;

Gérald R. Tremblay, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault.

Afternoon meeting

As an individual:

Stephen Allan Scott, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, McGill University.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Daniel Hays, Chair

The Honourable W. David Angus, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Chaput, Dawso, 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 20, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Austin, P.C. (September 21, 2006).

Senate Reform (Special)