Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Issue No. 27

First and second meetings on:

Bill S-12, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings, November 28, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings, November 29, 2012
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, November 28, 2012 (65K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, November 29, 2012 (86K)

WITNESSES

Wednesday November 28, 2012

Department of Justice Canada:

John Mark Keyes, Chief Legislative Counsel;

Philippe Hallée, Deputy Chief Legislative Counsel.

Consumer Health Products Canada:

Robert White, Director of Regulatory Affairs.

Thursday November 29, 2012

Standards Council of Canada:

John Walter, Chief Executive Officer;

Michel Girard, Vice President, Policy and Stakeholder Relations.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair

The Honourable Joan Fraser, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, Cowan, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dagenais, Frum, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), McIntyre, Ngo, White

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Demers (November 26, 2012).