Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16
Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
Issue No. 14
Twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth meetings:
Study on matters pertaining to delays in Canada's criminal justice system
WITNESSES
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
François Bidal, Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Science and Identification Services;
Chief Superintendent Brendan Heffernan, Director General, Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services, Forensic Science and Identification Services;
Ron Fourney, Director, Science and Strategic Partnerships, Forensic Science and Identification Services.
Public Safety Canada:
Evan Travers, Acting Director General, Law Enforcement and Border Strategies Directorate.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples:
Kim Beaudin, National Vice-Chief;
Ron Swain, Senior Policy Advisor.
As an individual:
The Honourable Shaun Nakatsuru, Justice, Gladue Court Administrative Coordinator, Ontario Court of Justice (by video conference).
Friday, October 28, 2016
As an individual:
Vincent Langlois, Legal Researcher, Criminology Department, University of Montreal.
Montreal Police Service (SPVM):
Didier Deramond, Deputy Director, Operations Command;
Hélène Des Parois, Lawyer, Legal Services.
Crime victims assistance centre of Montreal for CAVAC Network:
Jenny Charest, Executive Director.
Quebec Bar Association:
Claudia Prémont, President of the Quebec Bar;
Sylvie Champagne, Secretary of the Bar and Director of the Legal Department.
The Young Bar of Montréal:
Sophia Rossi Lanthier, Lawyer and Director on the Board;
Adam Villeneuve, Lawyer.
As an individual:
Marie Manikis, Assistant Professor, Criminal Law, McGill University.
Association des avocats de la défense de Montréal:
Philipe Knerr, Attorney.
Association des avocats et avocates de la défense:
Mathieu Rondeau-Poissant, Lawyer, Longueuil District Representative.
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), Dagenais, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., McInnis, McIntyre, Plett, Sinclair, White
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)