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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Issue No. 15

Fifth (last) meeting on:

Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (limiting credit for time spent in pre-sentencing custody)

and

First meeting on:

Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other acts

INCLUDING:
THE ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-25)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., M.P.,
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

WITNESSES:

Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Department of Justice Canada:

Catherine Kane, Acting Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Department of Justice Canada:

Greg Yost, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers:

Phil Downes, Representative.

Criminal Lawyers' Association:

Howard L. Krongold, Representative.

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, Carignan, Chaput, *Cowan (or Tardif), Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Milne, Rivest, 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 Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Bryden (October 1, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Milne replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (October 1, 2009).

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