Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12
The Honourable JOHN D. WALLACE
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Issue No. 16
Third and fourth (final) meetings on:
Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act
INCLUDING:
THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act)
- Minutes of Proceedings, March 28, 2012
- Minutes of Proceedings, March 29, 2012
- Tenth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 28, 2012 (293K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 29, 2012 (166K)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Calgary Police Service:
Rick Hanson, Chief.
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police:
Mario Harel, Vice-President, Chief, Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau.
Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs:
Bernard Pelletier, Spokesperson, Firearms portfolio.
Association québécoise de prévention du suicide:
Bruno Marchand, Director General;
Luc Massicotte, Mobilization Coordinator.
Dawson Student Union:
Mathieu Murphy-Perron, Executive Director;
Morgan Crockett, Member, Dawson College Student.
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions:
Linda Silas, President.
Directeurs de santé publique du Québec (Lanaudière):
Dr. Jean-Pierre Trépanier, Regional Director;
Claude Bégin, Planning, Programming and Research Officer.
As individuals:
Murray Grismer;
Hélène Larente;
Francine Dulong;
Gary Mauser, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University;
A. Lee Foote, Associate Professor, University of Alberta (by video conference);
Martha Jackman, Professor Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa;
Dr. Caillin Langmann, Resident Physician, McMaster University.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Canadian Shooting Sports Association:
Tony Bernardo, Executive Director.
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters:
Greg Farrant, Manager, Government Affairs and Policy.
Ottawa Victims Services:
Steve Sullivan, Executive Director.
Groupe des étudiants et diplômés de Polytechnique pour le contrôle des armes (Polysesouvient):
Heidi Rathjen, Spokesperson;
Benoît Laganière, Member.
As individuals:
Priscilla de Villiers;
Linda Thom.
Public Safety Canada:
Paul Shuttle, Executive Director and Senior General Counsel;
Robert Abramowitz, Counsel.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable John D. Wallace, Chair
The Honourable Joan Fraser, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, Chaput, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dagenais, Frum, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Jaffer, Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Runciman, White
* 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 Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Unger (March 29, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Unger replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (March 29, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Angus (March 27, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Angus replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (March 15, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (March 15, 2012).