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Human Rights

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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03

Chair: The Honourable SHIRLEY MAHEU

Monday, March 17, 2003
Monday, March 31, 2003

Issue No. 3

Fifth and sixth meetings on:

The examination of Canada's possible adherence to the American Convention on Human Rights

First meeting on:

Presentation of the report entitled: ``The Principal International Human Rights Instruments to which Canada has not yet acceded'' by Professor Nicole LaViolette of the University of Ottawa

WITNESSES:

March 17, 2003:

From Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP:

Mr. Mark Bantey.

On behalf of Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights:

Ms. Joanna Harrington, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario;

Mr. Allan McChesney, Consultant.

March 31, 2003:

From the University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Law:

Professor Don Fleming;

Professor John McEvoy.

From the University of Ottawa:

Assistant Professor Nicole LaViolette, Law Faculty, Common Law Section.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Shirley Maheu, Chair

The Honourable Eileen Rossiter, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Beaudoin, *Carstairs, P.C, (or Robichaud, P.C.), Chaput, Ferretti Barth, Jaffer, Kinsella, LaPierre, *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Poy, Rivest

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rossiter (March 31, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (March 20, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (March 17, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (February 11, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator LaPierre is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Hubley (November 20, 2002).

The name of the Honourable Senator Hubley is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator LaPierre (November 18, 2002).