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 8, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Issue No. 24
Fifth (final) meeting:
Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code
(protection of journalistic sources)
Thirty-third and thirty-fourth meetings:
Study on matters pertaining to delays in Canada's criminal justice system
INCLUDING:
THE THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-231)
- Minutes of Proceedings, March 8, 2017
- Minutes of Proceedings, March 9, 2017 (Morning Meeting)
- Minutes of Proceedings, March 9, 2017 (Afternoon Meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 8, 2017
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 9, 2017 (Morning Meeting)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, March 9, 2017 (Afternoon Meeting)
APPEARING
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
WITNESSES
Thursday, March 9, 2017 (Morning Meeting)
As individuals:
Christopher Sherrin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario;
Bruce MacFarlane, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba;
Peter Hogg, Scholar in Residence, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.
Thursday, March 9, 2017 (Afternoon Meeting)
Department of Justice:
William F. Pentney, Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General of Canada;
Donald Piragoff, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector.
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), Cormier, Dagenais, Dupuis, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Hartling,
Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., McIntyre, Omidvar,
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 Pratte replaced the Honourable Senator Gold (March 9, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Cormier replaced the Honourable Senator Woo (March 9, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Hartling replaced the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C. (March 9, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Gold replaced the Honourable Senator Pratte (March 9, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (March 9, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Woo replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (March 9, 2017).
The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. (March 9, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Jaffer (March 8, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (March 8, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Omidvar replaced the Honourable Senator Dean (March 7, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Dean replaced the Honourable Senator Omidvar (March 6, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Boniface (March 3, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. (March 2, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Omidvar replaced the Honourable Senator Dean (March 2, 2017).