Proceedings of the Standing
Committee on
Rules, Procedures and the Rights
of Parliament
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03
Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Issue No. 12
First meeting on: Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Lobbyists Registration Act
and
Business of the Committee
INCLUDING:
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Reprint of the Rules of the Senate)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Ninth Report of the Committee
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 29 meeting (55K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 30 meeting (24K)
WITNESSES:
April 29 meeting
From Industry Canada:
Ms. Diane Champagne-Paul, Director, Lobbyists Registration;
Mr. Pierre Legault, Senior General Counsel;
Mr. Bruce Bergen, Legal Counsel.
April 30 meeting
From the Senate of Canada:
Dr. Gary O'Brien, Deputy Clerk and Principal Clerk, Legislative Services.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Di Nino, Fraser, Grafstein, Hubley, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Murray, P.C., Pépin, Ringuette, Robertson, Rompkey, P.C., Smith, P.C., Stratton, Wiebe
*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 Andreychuk was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eyton (April 15, 2003)
The name of the Honourable Senator Robertson was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Beaudoin (April 15, 2003)
The name of the Honourable Senator Pépin was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finnerty (April 10, 2003)
The name of the Honourable Senator Wiebe was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn (April 10, 2003)