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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Thursday, April 21, 2005

Issue No. 10

Third and fourth meetings on:

Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mental disorder)
and to make consequential amendments to other acts

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office:

David Simpson, Program Manager;

Stanley K. Stylianos, Program Manager.

Empowerment Council and Mental Health Legal Advocacy Coalition:

Jennifer Chambers, Coordinator, Empowerment Council and Co-Chair, Mental Health Legal Advocacy Coalition.

Canadian Association for Community Living:

Dr. Michael Bach, Executive Vice-President.

Department of Justice Canada:

Catherine Kane, Senior Counsel/Director, Policy Centre for Victim Issues.

Thursday, April 21, 2005

Canadian Psychiatric Association:

Dr. John Bradford, President, Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law;

Dr. Blake Woodside, Chairman of the Board.

Canadian Psychological Association:

Dr. David Nussbaum, Chair, Section on Psychopharmacology;

Dr. Karen R. Cohen, Associate Executive Director.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Senator Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable Senator J. Trevor Eyton, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, *Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Cools, Joyal, P.C., *Kinsella, (or Stratton), Mercer, Milne, Nolin, Pearson, Ringuette, Rivest, Sibbeston

*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 Downe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (April 20, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mercer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Downe (April 21, 2005).

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