Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12-13

Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Issue No. 34

First, second, third and fourth (final) meetings on:

Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (concealment of identity)

Fourth and fifth (final) meetings on:

Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Criminal Code

First meeting on:

Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person)

INCLUDING:
THE TWENTY-FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Criminal Code)
THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (concealment of identity))

• Orders of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings, April 17, 2013
• Minutes of Proceedings, April 18, 2013
• Minutes of Proceedings, April 24, 2013
• Minutes of Proceedings, April 25, 2013
• Twenty-fourth Report
• Twenty-fifth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, April 17, 2013 (105K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, April 18, 2013 (91K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, April 24, 2013 (95K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, April 25, 2013 (52K)

WITNESSES

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Blake Richards, M.P., Wild Rose, sponsor of the bill.

Government of Manitoba:

The Honourable Andrew Swan, M.L.A., Minister of Justice and Attorney General (by video conference).

Manitoba Victim Services:

Suzanne Gervais, Executive Director (by video conference).

Canadian Bar Association:

Ian Carter, Representative, Partner, Bayne Sellar Boxall;

Tamra L. Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Justice Canada:

Carole Morency, Acting Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Pamela Arnott, Director and Senior Counsel, Policy Centre for Victim Issues.

Criminal Lawyers' Association:

Michael Spratt, Representative.

Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers:

Ryan Clements, Representative.

London Drugs Limited:

Tony Hunt, General Manager, Loss Prevention (by video conference).

The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited:

Lincoln Merraro, Manager, Security (by video conference).

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Canadian Civil Liberties Association:

James Stribopoulos, Representative, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School (by video conference).

B.C. Civil Liberties Association:

Paul Champ, Representative.

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police:

Jim Chu, Chief, Vancover Police Department (by video conference).

Thursday, April 25, 2013

David Wilks, M.P., Kootenay—Columbia, sponsor of the bill.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair

The Honourable Joan Fraser, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dagenais, Frum, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), McIntyre, Plett, Rivest, Wells

*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 Wells replaced the Honourable Senator Batters (April 25, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator White (April 25, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (April 25, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (April 24, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (April 22, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (April 17, 2013).