Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional
Affairs
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007
Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Issue No. 2
First and second meetings on:
Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)
INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill S-203)
- Orders of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Second Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, November 28, 2007 (102K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, November 29, 2007 (95K)
APPEARING
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Honourable Robert Nicholson, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
WITNESSES
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Department of Justice Canada:
Anouk Desaulniers, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section; Renée Soublière, Senior Counsel and Litigation Coordinator, Official Languages Law Group; Hal Pruden, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages:
Graham Fraser, Commissioner; Johane Tremblay, Director, Legal Affairs Branch.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Barreau du Québec:
Louis Belleau, Ad. E., Chair, Committee on Criminal Law; Nicole Dufour, Attorney, Research Services and Secretary, Committee on Criminal Law.
Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law:
Rénald Rémillard, Director General.
PartyGaming PLC:
Mitchell Garber, CEO; Brahm G. Gelfand, Member, International Advisory Committee; Norman Inkster, Member, International Advisory Committee.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTE
The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Baker, P.C., Bryden, Di Nino, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Merchant, Milne, Oliver, Stratton, 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 Chaput is substituted for that of the
Honourable Senator Jaffer (November 29, 2007).
The name of the
Honourable Senator Jaffer is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator
Chaput (November 29, 2007).