Past Session:

Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on the
Subject Matter of Bill C-36

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable JOYCE FAIRBAIRN, P.C.

Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Monday, October 22, 2001

Issue No. 1

First, second, third and fourth meetings on: The Subject Matter of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Official Secrets Act, the Canada Evidence Act, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act and other Acts, and to enact measures respecting the registration of charities, in order to combat terrorism

APPEARING:

The Honourable Anne McLellan, M.P., P.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, M.P., P.C., Solicitor General of Canada

WITNESSES:

Morning sitting:

From the Department of Justice:

Richard G. Mosley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Donald Piragoff A/Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section;

Stan Cohen, Senior General Counsel, Human Rights Law Section.

Afternoon sitting:

From the Canadian Security Intelligence Service:

Ward Elcock, Director.

From the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency:

Ray Jones, Director General, Investigation Directorate, Compliance Programs Branch;

David Snider, Director, Anti-Evasion Directorate, Compliance Programs;

Donna Walsh, Director, Special Compliance Initiative Division, Charities Directorate, Policy and Legislation Branch.

From the Department of Finance:

Yvan Roy, Assistant Deputy Minister and Counsel;

Horst Intscher, Director, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada;

Brian Ernewein, Director, Tax Legislation Division.

From the Solicitor General's Office:

Nicole Jauvin, Deputy Solicitor General;

Paul Kennedy, Senior Assistant Deputy Solicitor General, Policing and Security;

Ian Blackie, Chief, Counter-Terrorism Policy.

Evening sitting:

From the Communications Security Establishment:

The Honourable Claude Bisson, O.C., Commissioner; and

Joanne Weeks, Secretary.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C., Chair

The Honourable James F. Kelleher, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Bacon, Beaudoin, * Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Finestone, P.C., Fraser, Jaffer, Kenny, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Murray, P.C., Stollery, Tkachuk

* 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 Finestone substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey (October 22, 2001, 2:53 p.m.).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Morin (October 22, 2001, 12:56 p.m.).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stollery substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey (October 22, 2001, 12:56 p.m.).

The name of the Honourable Senator Morin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (October 22, 2001, 10:04 a.m.).

The name of the Honourable Senator Christensen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Furey (October 22, 2001, 9:27 a.m.).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stollery (October 21, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Bryden (October 21, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Bryden substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (October 17, 2001).

The Special Senate Committee on Bill C-36