Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional
Affairs
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007
Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Issue No. 3
First and second (final) meetings on:
Bill S-207, An Act to repeal legislation that has not come into force within ten years of receiving royal assent
Third (final) meeting on:
Implications of including, in legislation, non-derogation clauses relating to existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
Third (final) meeting on:
Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)
INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-207)
- Orders of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Third Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, December 5, 2007 (8K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, December 6, 2007 (91K)
WITNESSES
Department of Justice Canada:
Anouk Desaulniers, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;
Hal Pruden, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
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 Merchant (December 5, 2007).
The name of the Honourable Senator Merchant is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (December 6, 2007).