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, May 6, 2003
Wednesday, May 7, 2003

Issue No. 13

Second and third meetings on: Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Lobbyists Registration Act

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 6, 2003 Meeting (72K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 7, 2003 Meeting (64K)

WITNESSES:

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

AS A PANEL

From Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates Limited:

Mr. Peter Clark, President.

From Government Relations Institute of Canada:

Ms. Carole Presseault, President;

Mr. John Scott, General Counsel.

Wednesday, May 7, 2003

AS A PANEL

From Grainger and Associates:

Mr. Brian Grainger.

From ARC Publications:

Mr. John Chenier, Editor.

From Democracy Watch:

Mr. Duff Conacher, Coordinator.

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, Fairbairn, P.C., Fraser, Grafstein, Hubley, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Robertson, Rompkey, 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 Fraser was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finnerty (May 6, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Finnerty was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (May 5, 2003).

Substitute pending for the Honourable Senator Pépin (May 5, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Smith (May 5, 2003).