LCJC - Standing Committee

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

Wednesday, April 12, 2000
Thursday, April 13, 2000

Issue No. 14

Fifth and sixth (final) meetings on: Bill C-2, An Act respecting the election of member to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts.

INCLUDING: THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-2)

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, April 12, 2000:

From the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation:

Walter Robinson, Federal Director.

As an individual:

Bernard Côté.

From Elections Canada:

Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Chief Electoral Officer;

Tom McMahon, Acting Director, Legal Services;

Janice Vézina, Director, Election Financing;

Diane Bruyère, Assistant Director of Operations, Electoral Coordination.

Thursday, April 13, 2000:

From Democracy Watch:

Aaron Freeman, Board Member.

From the Privy Council Office:

Michael Peirce, Director of Legal Operations, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel;

Isabelle Mondou, Counsel, Legislation and House Planning/Counsel;

Stéphane Perrault, Counsel, Human Rights Law Section, Department of Justice.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair

The Honourable Gérald A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, *Boudreau, P.C., (or Hays), Buchanan, P.C., Cools, Fraser, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Mahovlich, Moore, Murray, P.C., Nolin, Pearson

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Banks substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Poy (April 12, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Pépin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (April 12, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Christensen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pépin (April 12, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (April 13, 2000).