Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Issue No. 17

Fourth and fifth meetings on:
Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 28, 2009 (138K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 29, 2009 (120K)
• Appendix 5900-2.40/L1-C-15, 17 "4"
• Appendix 5900-2.40/L1-C-15, 17 "5"
• Appendix 5900-2.40/L1-C-15, 17 "6"

WITNESSES

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM):

Mary Price, Vice-President (by videoconference).

The Sentencing Project:

Marc Mauer, Executive Director (by videoconference).

Criminal Justice Policy Foundation:

Eric E. Sterling, President (by videoconference).

As an individual:

Sharon Dolovich, Professor, Georgetown Law, Georgetown University (by videoconference).

Vera Institute of Justice:

Michael Jacobson, Director (by videoconference).

Thursday, October 29, 2009

As individuals:

Darryl Plecas, Director, Centre for Criminal Justice Research, University of the Fraser Valley;

Elizabeth Sheehy, Professor, University of Ottawa;

James Morton, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School;

Scott Wheildon, Lawyer.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair

The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Deputy Chair

and

Angus, Baker, P.C., Campbell, Carignan, *Cowan (ou Tardif), Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (ou Comeau), Milne, Poulin, Rivest, Wallace, Watt

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)