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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Issue No. 12

First, second and third (final) meetings on:

Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code
(organized crime and protection of justice system participants)

First (final) meeting on:

Bill C-39, An Act to amend the Judges Act

INCLUDING:
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-39)
THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-14)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

The Honourable Chuck Strahl, P.C., M.P., Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:

Caroline Davis, Assistant Deputy Minister, Resolution and Individual Affairs;

Aideen Nabigon, Executive Director, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Secretariat Canada.

Department of Justice Canada:

Matthew Taylor, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

Criminal Lawyers' Association:

Michael Spratt, Defense Lawyer, CLA Designate.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Michel Aubin, Director, Federal and International Operations.

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police:

Todd Shean, Representative.

Statistics Canada:

Lynn Barr-Telford, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;

Craig Grimes, Senior Analyst, Courts Program, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics;

Mia Dauvergne, Senior Analyst, Policing Services Program, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair

The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Angus, Baker, P.C., Bryden, Campbell, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dickson, Hubley, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Milne, Rivest, Wallace

*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 Honourable Senator Hubley replaced the Honourable Senator Watt (June 18, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Angus replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (June 12, 2009).