Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17

Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Issue No. 23

Third and fourth meetings:
Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code (protection of journalistic sources)

and

Second (final) meeting:
Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (assistance — drug overdose)

INCLUDING:
THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-224)

• Minutes of Proceedings, March 1, 2017
• Minutes of Proceedings, March 2, 2017
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 1, 2017
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 2, 2017

WITNESSES

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Canadian Police Association:

Tom Stamatakis, President (by video conference).

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police:

Rachel Huntsman, Legal Counsel, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary;

Kevan Stuart, Superintendent, Criminal Investigations Unit, Calgary Police Service.

As individuals:

Jamie Cameron, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (by video conference);

Claude Robillard, Writer — La liberté de presse, la liberté de tous.

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Health Canada:

Miriam Brouillet, Legal Counsel;

Kristen Mattison, Director, Controlled Substances Directorate.

Department of Justice:

Paul Saint-Denis, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair

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

and

The Honourable Senators:

        Batters, Boniface, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Dagenais, Dean, Dupuis, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., McIntyre, Pate, Pratte, Sinclair, White

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator MacDonald (March 2, 2017).

The Honourable Senator MacDonald replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (February 28, 2017).