Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16
Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN
Friday, December 11, 2015
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Issue No. 1
Organization meeting
and
First and second meetings:
Study on matters pertaining to delays in Canada's criminal justice system
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings, December 11, 2015
- Minutes of Proceedings, February 3, 2016
- Minutes of Proceedings, February 4, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, December 11, 2015
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 3, 2016
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, February 4, 2016
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
As individuals:
The Honourable Patrick J. LeSage, former Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (by video conference);
Carissima Mathen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Statistics Canada:
Yvan Clermont, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;
Josée Savoie, Chief, Courts Program, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.
Department of Justice Canada:
Donald Piragoff, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector;
Stephen Zaluski, General Counsel and Director, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy;
Anny Bernier, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;
Elizabeth Hendy, Director General, Programs Branch.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair
The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Baker, P.C., Batters, Boisvenu, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Dagenais, Fraser, Joyal, P.C., MacDonald, McInnis, McIntyre, 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 MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (February 3, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Wells (January 7, 2016).