Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 20 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, February 9, 2011
(46)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met this day, at 4:17 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Joan Fraser, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, Carignan, Chaput, Fraser, Joyal, P.C., Lang, Rivest, Runciman, Stratton, Wallace and Watt (12).

In attendance: Laura Barnett and Marcia Jones, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, the committee began its consideration of Bill C-22, An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography be persons who provide an Internet service.

APPEARING:

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

WITNESSES:

Department of Justice Canada:

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

Normand Wong, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Jean-François Noël, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

The chair made an opening statement.

The Honourable Robert Nicholson, P.C., M.P., made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:26 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:30 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Wong, Ms. Kane and Mr. Noël answered questions.

At 6:31 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

OTTAWA, Thursday, February 10, 2011
(47)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met this day, at 10:38 a.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Joan Fraser, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, Carignan, Chaput, Fraser, Joyal, P.C., Lang, Rivest, Runciman, Wallace and Watt (11).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Housakos (1).

In attendance: Laura Barnett and Marcia Jones, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-22, An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography be persons who provide an Internet service.

WITNESSES:

Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime:

Sue O'Sullivan, Federal Ombudsman.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Chief Superintendent Daniel Comeau, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Technical Operations;

Staff Sergeant S.K. Parmar, National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre.

Statistics Canada:

Julie McAuley, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;

Craig Grimes, Senior Analyst, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;

Mia Dauvergne, Senior Analyst, Policing Services Program, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.

The chair made an opening statement.

Ms. O'Sullivan made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:29 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:39 a.m., the committee resumed.

Chief Superintendent Comeau made a statement and, together with Staff Sergeant Parmar, answered questions.

At 12:31 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 12:42 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms McAuley made a statement and, together with Mr. Grimes and Ms. Dauvergne, answered questions.

At 1:18 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Shaila Anwar

Clerk of the Committee