Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 16 - Eighth Report of the Committee

Thursday, October 30, 2003

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its

EIGHTH REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred Bill C-45, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal liability of organizations), has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, October 29, 2003, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment but with observations, which are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE FUREY

Chair

OBSERVATIONS
to the Eighth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Your Committee wishes it noted that the Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Beaudoin and Joyal, P.C. have strongly objected to the fact that they believe that they have been unable to adequately fulfill their legislative duties. This has occurred because of a scheduling conflict with another Senate Committee, which was sitting outside its regular time.

Your Committee is sympathetic to these members' concerns and agrees that standing committees which are meeting during their regularly scheduled time should be given priority.

Your Committee believes that this issue must be brought to the attention of the Senate in order to ensure that this situation does not occur again.