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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

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Issue No. 11

First and second (final) meetings on:

Bill C-23A, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act
(Limiting Pardons for Serious Crimes Act)

Fifth (final) meeting on:

Bill S-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act
(Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act)

INCLUDING:
THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-6)

THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-23A)

THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Final Report on DNA Identification Act)

APPEARING

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The Honourable Vic Toews, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety.

WITNESSES

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada:

Mary Campbell, Director General, Corrections Directorate;

Paul Shuttle, Executive Director and Senior General Counsel.

National Parole Board:

Harvey Cenaiko, Chairperson;

Shelley Trevethan, Executive Director General;

Denis Ladouceur, Director, Pardons and Clemency;

Gertrude Lavigne, Senior Counsel.

Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime:

Heidi Illingworth, Executive Director.

Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies:

Kim Pate, Executive Director.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Department of Justice Canada:

John Giokas, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

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., Chaput, *Cowan (or Tardif), Joyal, P.C., Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Ogilvie, Plett

*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 Ogilvie replaced the Honourable Senator Runciman (June 23, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Rivest (June 23, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Watt (June 22, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Runciman replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (June 17, 2010).