Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18
Chair: The Honourable GWEN BONIFACE
Monday, February 18, 2019
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 (in camera)
Issue No. 36
First and second meetings:
Bill C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms
WITNESSES
Monday, February 18, 2019
As individuals:
Irvin Waller, Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa;
Adam Ellis, Vanier Scholar, University of Toronto-Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies.
Zero Gun Violence Movement:
Louis March, Founder.
Communities for ZERO Violence:
Evelyn Fox, Founder.
As individuals:
Marcell Wilson, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director; One by One;
Michèle Audette, Commissioner, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador:
Ghislain Picard, Chief.
Assembly of First Nations:
Stuart Wuttke, Legal Counsel.
Statistics Canada:
Yvan Clermont, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;
Kathy AuCoin, Assistant Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;
Adam Cotter, Analyst, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.
Coalition for Gun Control:
Wendy Cukier, President.
Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns:
Dr. Julie Maggi;
Dr. Najma Ahmed.
As an individual:
Alison Irons.
The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights:
Rod Giltaca, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.
National Firearms Association:
Sheldon Clare, President.
As individuals:
Solomon Friedman, Criminal Defence Lawyer, Edelson & Friedman LLP;
Dennis R. Young (by video conference).
Canadian Shooting Sports Association:
Tony Bernardo, Executive Director;
Steve Torino, President.
Shooting Federation of Canada:
Dr. Sandra Honour, Volunteer President (by video conference).
International Practical Shooting Confederation of Canada:
James Smith, President, National Range Officers Institute.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Gwen Boniface, Chair
The Honourable Jean-Guy Dagenais, Deputy Chair
The Honourable Mobina S.B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Boisvenu, *Day (or Mercer), Gold, Griffin, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare) (or Mitchell), McIntyre, McPhedran, Oh, Plett, Pratte, Richards, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)
* Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the orders of the Senate of November 7, 2017 and of November 20, 2018, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Pratte replaced the Honourable Senator Miville-Dechêne (December 4, 2018).
The Honourable Senator McPhedran replaced the Honourable Senator Coyle (December 4, 2018).