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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2010

Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Issue No. 13

First and second meetings on:

Bill S-10, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other acts

INCLUDING:
THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Elections Canada: Voting Devices)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Robert Nicholson, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Department of Justice Canada:

Catherine Kane, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Paul Saint-Denis, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Correctional Service of Canada:

Don Head, Commissioner;

Chris Price, Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs.

Department of Justice Canada:

Catherine Latimer, General Counsel and Director General, Youth Justice, Strategic Initiatives and Law Reform;

Paul Saint-Denis, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Elizabeth Hendy, Director, Policy Planning Directorate, Programs Branch, Policy Sector.

Health Canada:

Cathy Sabiston, Director General, Controlled Substances and Tobacco Directorate;

Kathy Langlois, Director General, Community Programs Directorate, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch;

Debbie Beresford-Green, Director General, Programs Directorate, Regions and Programs Branch.

Public Safety Canada:

Daniel Sansfaçon, Director, Policy, Research and Evaluation, National Crime Prevention Centre.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair

The Honourable John D. Wallace, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., Boisvenu, Chaput, *Cowan (or Tardif), Joyal, P.C., Lang, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Neufeld, Raine, Rivest, Runciman, Watt

* 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 Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Angus (October 21, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan (October 21, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (October 21, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (October 20, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C. (October 20, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Watt replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (October 7, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Cowan (October 7, 2010).