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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Third Session,Fortieth Parliament, 2010

Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Issue No. 6

Seventh and eighth meetings on:

Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts
(Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act)

First (final) meeting on:

Bill S-215, An Act to amend the Criminal Code
(suicide bombings)

INCLUDING:
THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-215, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code
(suicide bombings))

THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-2, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and Other Acts
(Protecting Victims From Sexual Offenders Act))

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Order of Reference
• Fourth Report
• Fifth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 5, 2010 (46K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, May 6, 2010 (32K)

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WITNESSES:

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Université de Montréal:

Christopher Earls, Professor.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair

The Honourable John D. Wallace, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Angus, Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, Carignan, Carstairs, P.C., *Cowan (or Tardif), Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Patterson, Peterson, Poulin, Runciman

* 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 Poulin replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (May 6, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Rivest (May 6, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C. (May 6, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (May 6, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Watt (May 3, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Watt replaced the Honourable Senator Dawson (May 3, 2010).

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