Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05
Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Thursday, September 29, 2005 (in camera)
Issue No. 23
First and second meetings on:
Petitions tabled during the Third Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament, calling on the Senate to declare the City of Ottawa, Canada's capital, a bilingual city
and
Business of the Committee
WITNESSES:
As individuals:
Peter Annis, Lawyer, Vincent Dagenais Gibson;
Marc Cousineau, Lawyer, Nelligan O'Brien Payne
François Landry, Lawyer, Vincent Dagenais Gibson.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair
The Honourable John 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 Zimmer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (September 28, 2005).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mercer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Zimmer (September 29, 2005).