Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Issue No. 42 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 28, 2018

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:16 p.m., in room 160- S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Cools, Cormier, Greene, Housakos, Massicotte, Ngo and Oh (8).

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn, Nadia Faucher and Dominique Valiquet, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Marcy Galipeau, Head, Strategic Communications, Senate Communcations Directorate.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 15, 2018, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, insofar as it relates to Canada's international obligations. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 41.)

WITNESSES:

As individuals:

Line Beauchesne, Full Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa.

Armand de Mestral, Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Beauchesne made a statement.

Mr. de Mestral made a statement and, together with Ms. Beauchesne, answered questions.

At 5:16 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile
Clerk of the Committee