Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 1, Minutes of Proceedings - November 21, 2013

OTTAWA, Thursday, November 21, 2013
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met at 10:47 a.m. this day, in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Bob Runciman, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Baker, P.C., Batters, Beyak, Boisvenu, Dagenais, Frum, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., McInnis, McIntyre, Rivest, and Runciman (12).

In attendance: Laura Barnett and Caroline Sauvé, analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

The committee considered a draft report.

It was agreed that, pursuant to rule 12(26), the committee's first report detailing the expenses incurred by the committee during the First Session of the Forty-first Parliament be adopted; and that the chair table the report in the Senate.

At 10:49 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:06 a.m., the committee resumed and, pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, began its study of the subject-matter of Bill C-4, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures.

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Paul Daly, Assistant Professor of Law, Université de Montréal;

Benoît Pelletier, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa;

The Honourable Michel Bastarache, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada;

Carissima Mathen, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.

The chair made an opening statement.

Mr. Daly and Mr. Pelletier each made a statement and answered questions.

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

At 12:25 p.m., the committee resumed.

Justice Bastarache and Ms. Mathen each made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:19 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Shaila Anwar

Clerk of the Committee