Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Issue 13 - Minutes of Proceedings, February 23, 2012
OTTAWA, Thursday, February 23, 2012
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met at 8:30 a.m. this day, in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable John D. Wallace, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Angus, Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, Chaput, Cowan, Dagenais, Fraser, Frum, Jaffer, Lang, Runciman and Wallace (12).
In attendance: Robin MacKay, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Lynn Gordon and Jodi Turner, Committee Clerks.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Friday, December 16, 2011, the committee continued its consideration of Bill C-10 An Act to enact the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and to amend the State Immunity Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other Acts. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 9.)
WITNESSES:
Correctional Service Canada:
Don Head, Commissioner;
Jan Looman, Psychologist, Program Director, High Intensity Sex Offender Treatment Program.
Parole Board of Canada:
Harvey Cenaiko, Chairperson;
Suzanne Brisebois, Director General, Policy, Planning and Operations;
Denis Ladouceur, Director, Clemency and Pardons.
Office of the Correctional Investigator Canada:
Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator;
Marie-France Kingsley, Director of Investigations.
Canadian Association of Police Boards:
Derek Mombourquette, Vice-President.
As individuals:
Diane (Shamane) Tremblay;
Sandra Dion;
Nicole Latour;
John Martin, Criminologist, University of the Fraser Valley;
Dr. Isabelle Gaston.
Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto:
Christa Big Canoe, Legal Advocacy Director.
Royal Ottawa Health Care Group:
Dr. John M. W. Bradford, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa.
Institute Philippe Pinel of Montreal:
Dr. Joël Watts, Psychiatrist (by video conference).
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:
Dr. Scott Woodside, Forensic Psychiatrist (by video conference).
Canadian Parents of Murdered Children and Survivors of Homicide Victims Inc.:
Yvonne Harvey, Chair.
Association des familles des personnes assassinées ou disparues:
Elizabeth Pousoulidis, President.
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies:
Kim Pate, Executive Director.
John Howard Society of Canada:
Catherine Latimer, Executive Director.
The chair made an opening statement.
Commissioner Head and Mr. Cenaiko each made a statement and answered questions.
At 10:30 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10:38 a.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Sapers and Ms. Kinsgley each made a statement and answered questions.
At 11:40 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:44 a.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Mombourquette made a statement and answered questions.
At 12:35 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 1:20 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Tremblay, Ms. Dion and Ms. Latour each made a statement and answered questions.
At 2:29 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 2:34 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Martin and Ms. Big Canoe each made a statement and answered questions.
At 3:42 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 3:48 p.m., the committee resumed.
Dr. Bradford, Dr. Watts and Dr. Woodside each made a statement and answered questions.
At 5:07 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 5:16 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Harvey, Ms. Pousoulidis and Dr. Gaston each made a statement and answered questions.
At 6:20 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 6:30 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Pate and Ms. Latimer each made a statement and answered questions.
At 7:30 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Shaila Anwar
Clerk of the Committee