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 25, 2019
Issue No. 37
Third meeting:
Bill C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms
WITNESSES
Monday, February 25, 2019
Groupe des étudiants et diplômés de Polytechnique pour le contrôle des armes (Polysesouvient):
Heidi Rathjen, Coordinator;
Nathalie Provost, Spokesperson.
Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City:
Boufeldja Benabdallah, President and Co-Founder.
Canadian Paediatric Society:
Dr. Natasha Saunders, Physician, Hospital for Sick Children.
NOT HERE:
Wendy Vasquez, Spokesperson.
Silverdale Gun Club:
Dave Partanen, Spokesperson.
Toronto Firearm Safety Services:
Marty Kerluck, Owner.
Association québécoise de prévention du suicide:
Jérôme Gaudreault, Director General.
Coalition for Gun Control:
Dr. Barbara Kane, Psychiatrist.
As individuals:
Gary Mauser, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University;
Dr. Caillin Langmann, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, McMaster University;
Irwin M. Cohen, Director, Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research, University of the Frasier Valley (by video conference).
Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association:
Wes Winkel, President;
Alison de Groot, Director.
Firearms Outlet Canada:
Adam Caruana, Director.
Wolverine Supplies:
Matthew Hipwell.
As individuals:
Jooyoung Lee, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto;
Brian Mishara, Professor, Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal.
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), Griffin, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare) (or Mitchell), Kutcher, McIntyre, McPhedran, Oh, Plett, Pratte, Richards, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change 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 Kutcher replaced the Honourable Senator Gold (February 21, 2019).