Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue No. 51 - Minutes of Proceedings - October 24, 2018

OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 24, 2018
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met this day at 4:16 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, Carignan, P.C., Dalphond, Gold, Joyal, P.C., Lankin, P.C., MacDonald, Miville-Dechêne, Neufeld and Pratte (11).

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

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

WITNESSES:

Canadian Bar Association:

J. Alexis Kerr, Vice-Chair, Privacy and Access to Information Law Section;

Darcia Senft, Chair, Ethics Committee.

As individuals:

Marc-André Boucher, Associate, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. (by video conference);

Antoine Aylwin, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. (by video conference).

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Kerr and Ms. Senft each made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Boucher made a statement and, together with Mr. Aylwin, answered questions.

At 6:04 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Barbara Reynolds
Acting Clerk of the Committee