Proceedings of the Special Senate
Committee on Bill C-110
Issue 2 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, January 23, 1996
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AFTERNOON MEETING
[English]
The Special Committee of the Senate on Bill C-110, An Act respecting constitutional amendments, met at 9:38 a.m. this day, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Noël A. Kinsella, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Beaudoin, Carstairs, De Bané, P.C., Gauthier, Kinsella, MacEachen, P.C., Marchand, P.C. Meighen, Murray, P.C., Rivest and St. Germain, P.C. (12)
Other Senators present: The Honourable Senators Austin and Nolin.
Members of the House of Commons present: Svend Robinson (Burnaby-Kingsway).
In attendance: From the Research Branch, Library of Parliament: Mollie Dunsmuir, Law and Government Division; Brian O'Neal and Jack Stilborn, Political and Social Affairs Division.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
APPEARING:
From the Government of British Columbia:
The Honourable Andrew Petter, Minister of Forests.
WITNESSES:
From the Université de Montréal:
André Tremblay, Professor.
From the Intergovernmental Relations Office of the Premier of the Province of British Columbia:
Catherine Holt, Assistant Deputy Minister;
The Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-110, An Act respecting constitutional amendments.
André Tremblay made a statement and answered questions.
Minister Petter made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, - That the presentation by the Honourable Andrew Petter, be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5700 - 1.35 / C-110 "4".
At 12:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Tuesday, January 23, 1996
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AFTERNOON MEETING
The Special Committee of the Senate on Bill C-110, An Act respecting constitutional amendments, met at 2:07 p.m. this day, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Noël A. Kinsella, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Beaudoin, Carstairs, Gauthier, Kinsella, MacEachen, P.C., Marchand, P.C., Meighen, Murray, P.C. Rivest and St. Germain, P.C. (11)
Other Senator present: The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool.
In attendance: From the Research Branch, Library of Parliament: Mollie Dunsmuir, Law and Government Division; Brian O'Neal and Jack Stilborn, Political and Social Affairs Division.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
APPEARING:
From the Government of the Northwest Territories:
The Honourable Stephen Kakfwi, Minister of Justice and Minister of Intergovernmental and National Constitutional Affairs.
WITNESSES:
From the Government of the Northwest Territories:
Don J. Avison, Principal Secretary, Counsel to the Premier;
Bernard Funston, Special Advisor on Constitutional Affairs, Ministry of Intergovernmental and National Constitutional Affairs.
From Queen's University:
John D. Whyte, Professor.
The Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-110, An Act respecting constitutional amendments.
Minister Kakfwi made a statement and, with Don J. Avison and Bernard Funston, answered questions.
It was agreed, - That the presentation by the Honourable Stephen Kakfwi, be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5700 - 1.35 / C-110 "5".
John D. Whyte made a statement and answered questions.
At 5:03 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Timothy Ross Wilson
Clerk of the Committee