Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue No. 35 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 7, 2018

OTTAWA, Wednesday, February 7, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met this day at 4:15 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C., presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Batters, Boisvenu, Boniface, Carignan, P.C., Dupuis, Eaton, Gold, Joyal, P.C., McIntyre, Pratte and Sinclair (11).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Marshall and Pate (2).

In attendance: Julian Walker and Maxime Charron-Tousignant, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, December 14, 2017, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 34.)

WITNESSES:

Department of Justice Canada:

François A. Daigle, Associate Deputy Minister;

Carole Morency, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Policy Sector;

Greg Yost, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Policy Sector.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Daigle, Mr. Yost and Ms. Morency answered questions.

At 6:21 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Keli Hogan
Clerk of the Committee