Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Issue 23 - Evidence for March 8, 2011
OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, to which was referred Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud), met this day at 9:10 a.m. to give clause-by-clause consideration to the bill.
Senator Joan Fraser (Chair) in the chair.
[English]
The Chair: Colleagues, welcome to this meeting held at this extraordinary hour. As you know, the item on the agenda is clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-21. However, before we move formally to that, I will ask you to look for the white sheet in your pile of documents. It is a list of submissions that we have had on Bill C-22, Bill C-48 and Bill C-21.
I would like to have a motion that this material be filed as exhibits with the clerk of the committee.
Senator Angus: So moved.
The Chair: All in favour?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Opposed? Carried.
[Translation]
The Chair: Is it agreed that the committee proceed to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud)?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: It is agreed.
[English]
Shall the title stand postponed?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Agreed.
Shall clause 1, which contains the short title, stand postponed?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: It is agreed.
[Translation]
Shall clause 2 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Carried. Shall clause 3 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Carried.
[English]
Shall clause 4 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: It is agreed.
Shall clause 5 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Carried.
[Translation]
Shall clause 6 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Carried. Shall clause 1, which contains the short title, carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Carried.
[English]
Shall the title carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: Carried.
Shall the bill carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: It is agreed.
Does the committee wish to consider appending observations to the report?
An Hon. Senator: No.
The Chair: No.
Is it agreed that I report this bill to the Senate?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chair: So agreed. Colleagues, I shall do that this afternoon, but I may have to do it a little later in the afternoon because the steering committee will be meeting at 2 o'clock. I might have to seek leave to revert in order to report this bill.
Thank you very much for your attendance. We meet in this room tomorrow afternoon at 4:15 p.m.
(The committee adjourned.)