Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional
Affairs
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08
Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER
Friday, February 22, 2008
Issue No. 10
Ninth and tenth meetings on:
Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other acts
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - Morning meeting (141K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - Afternoon meeting (111K)
WITNESSES:
Friday, February 22, 2008 (morning meeting)
As an individual:
Neil Boyd, Professor, Simon Fraser University.
Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto:
Jonathan Rudin, Program Director.
Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario:
Richard Hudler, Administrator.
Age of Consent Committee:
Nicholas Dodds.
Jer's Vision:
Jeremy Dias, Director and Founder;
Katie Greig, Member of the Board of Directors.
Justice for Children and Youth:
Cheryl Milne, Staff Counsel.
Friday, February 22, 2008 (afternoon meeting)
Church Council on Justice and Corrections:
Lorraine Berzins, Community Chair of Justice.
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada:
Don Hutchinson, Acting Director, Law and Public Policy.
REAL Women of Canada:
Angela Costigan.
Salvation Army:
Major Grant Effer, Federal Government Relations Liaison.
African Canadian Legal Clinic:
Richard Miller, Policy Research Lawyer.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Baker, P.C., Campbell, Cowan, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Merchant, Milne, Oliver, Ringuette, Stratton
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change 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 is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (February 21, 2008).