Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Issue No. 7
Fifth and sixth meetings on:
DNA Identification Act
(S.C. 1998, c. 37)
INCLUDING:
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Provisions and operation of An Act to amend
the National Defence Act (court martial) and to make
a consequential amendment to another Act
(S.C. 2008, c. 29))
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Fifth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 6, 2009 (88K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 7, 2009 (88K)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies:
Kim Pate, Executive Director.
The John Howard Society of Canada:
Craig Jones, Executive Director.
Canadian College of Medical Geneticists:
Martin Somerville, President.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime:
Steve Sullivan, Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime;
Joanne Taché, Senior Counsel.
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime:
Heidi Illingworth, Executive Director.
Victims of Violence Canadian Centre for Missing Children:
Sharon Rosenfeldt, President.
Ontario's Missing Adults:
Lusia Dion, Founder, Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair
The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Angus, Baker, P.C., Campbell, * Cowan (or Tardif), Dickson, Joyal, P.C.,* LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Milne, Rivest, Rompkey, P.C., Wallace, 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 Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (May 7, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Campbell (May 5, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Cook (May 5, 2009).