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Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08

Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Issue No. 21

Third (final) meeting on:

Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Judges Act

Sixth (final) meeting on:

Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Criminal Code
(protection of children)

Second and third meetings on:

Bill S-225, An Act to amend the State Immunity Act and the Criminal Code
(deterring terrorism by providing a civil right of action against perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism)

INCLUDING:

THE THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-31)

THE FOURTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-209)

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Thirteenth Report of the Committee
• Fourteenth Report of the Committee
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 11, 2008 (53K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 12, 2008 (100K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 18, 2008 (86K)

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WITNESSES

Thursday, June 12, 2008

As individuals:

The Honourable Bob Rae, P.C., M.P., Former Independent Advisor to the Minister of Public Safety
and Emergency Preparedness on outstanding questions with respect to the bombing of Air India Flight 182;

Ed Morgan, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

As individuals:

Victor D. Comras, Special Counsel, Eren Law Firm;

Maureen Basnicki;

Sherri Wise.

Air India Victims Families Association:

Bal Gupta.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., Campbell, Di Nino, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), 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 Cochrane is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (June 10, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Watt (June 11, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cowan is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Campbell (June 11, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Di Nino is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cochrane (June 12, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Watt is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C. (June 12, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Campbell is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cowan (June 12, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Peterson is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Merchant (June 12, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Merchant is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Peterson (June 12, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (June 12, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (June 12, 2008).

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