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Legal and Constitutional Affairs


Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14-15

Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN


Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Issue No. 29

First and second meetings:

Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations)


WITNESSES

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Russ Hiebert, M.P. for South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, sponsor of the bill.

Canadian Labour Congress:

Hassan Yussuff, President.

As individuals:

Brian Johnston, Partner, Stewart McKelvey;

Paul Cavalluzzo, Senior Partner, Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish LLP.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Government of Manitoba:

The Honourable Erna Braun, M.L.A., Minister of Labour and Immigration (by video conference).

Canadian Bar Association:

Michael Mazzuca, Past Chair, National Pensions and Benefits Law Section;

Noah Arshinoff, Staff Lawyer, Legislation and Law Reform.

As individuals:

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

Marc Roumy (by video conference);

Ken Pereira.

Association of Justice Counsel:

Len MacKay, President.


MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair

The Honourable George Baker, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Batters, Boisvenu, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Cowan (or Fraser), Dagenais, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., McInnis, McIntyre, Plett, Ringuette, 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 Ringuette was added to the membership (April 20, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator MacDonald (April 2, 2015).


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