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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, May 27, 2015
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Issue No. 32

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

Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, to enact the High Risk Child Sex Offender Database Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Fourth (final) meeting:

Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

First and second meetings:

Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act

INCLUDING:
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-2)
THE TWENTY-NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-26)

APPEARING

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada;

The Honourable Steven Blaney, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The Honourable Steven Blaney, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

WITNESSES

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Department of Justice Canada:

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

Nathalie Levman, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Matthias Villetorte, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

Public Safety Canada:

Angela Connidis, Director General, Corrections;

Ari Slatkoff, Team Leader and Senior Counsel, Legal Services.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Peter Henschel, Deputy Commissioner, Specialized Policing Services;

Inspector Sergio Pasin, Officer in charge of Behavioral Sciences, Technical Operations, Specialized Policing Services.


Thursday, May 28, 2015

As an individual:

Greg Gilhooly.

John Howard Society of Canada:

Catherine Latimer, Executive Director.

Canadian Centre for Child Protection:

Monique St. Germain, General Counsel (by video conference).

Victimes d'agressions sexuelles au masculin (VASAM):

Alain Fortier, President;

Frank Tremblay, Vice-president.

Criminal Lawyers' Association:

Michael Spratt, Member and Criminal Defence Counsel.

Canadian Bar Association:

Paul J. Calarco, Criminal Justice Section Member;

Gaylene Schellenberg, Lawyer, Legislation and Law Reform.

Kids Internet Safety Alliance:

David Butt, Legal Counsel.


Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:

Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner;

Patricia Kosseim, Senior General Counsel and Director General, Legal Services, Policy and Research Branch.

Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre:

Sheldon Kennedy, Lead Director (by video conference).

Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness:

Ellen Campbell, President, CEO and Founder (by video conference).


Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Correctional Service Canada:

Don Head, Commissioner.

Public Safety Canada:

Angela Connidis, Director General, Corrections.

Parole Board of Canada:

Suzanne Brisebois, Director General, Policy, Planning and Operations.

Health Canada:

Kirsten Mattison, Acting Director, Regulatory Policy, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch.

Correctional Service Canada:

Michel Laprade, Senior Counsel, Legal Services.

John Howard Society of Canada:

Catherine Latimer, Executive Director.


Thursday, June 4, 2015

Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies:

Kim Pate, Executive Director (by video conference).

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse:

Rebecca Jesseman, Director, Information Systems and Performance Measurement (interim).

Drug Prevention Network of Canada:

Gerry Verrier, Board Member (by video conference).

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, 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 White replaced the Honourable Senator Doyle (May 28, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Doyle replaced the Honourable Senator White (May 27, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (May 27, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (May 27, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (May 14, 2015).

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