Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue No. 55 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 20, 2019

OTTAWA, Thursday, February 21, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met this day at 10:32 a.m., in room W120, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C., presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Batters, Boisvenu, Carignan, P.C., Dalphond, Gold, Joyal, P.C., Lankin, P.C., McIntyre, Miville-Dechêne, Pate and Pratte (11).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators McCoy and Ringuette (2).

In attendance: Julian Walker and Maxime Charron-Tousignant, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; Ben Silverman, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 49.)

WITNESS:

Senate of Canada:

Michel Bédard, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Council (interim), Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Bédard made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:58 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Keli Hogan
Clerk of the Committee