Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Issue No. 9
First meeting on:
The subject-matter of Division 5 of Part 6 of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
First meeting on:
Bill C-394, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defense Act (criminal organization recruitment)
Second (final) meeting on:
Bill C-444, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personating peace officer or public officer)
INCLUDING:
THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-444, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personating peace officer or
public officer))
WITNESSES
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Justice Canada:
Laurie Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Law Sector;
Catherine McKinnon, Senior Counsel, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy.
Canadian Bar Association:
Fred Headon, President.
Tamra Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Parm Gill, M.P. for Brampton—Springdale, sponsor of the bill.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair
The Honourable George Baker, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Batters, Boisvenu, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Cowan (or Fraser), Dagenais, Frum, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., McInnis, McIntyre, Plett, Rivest
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Moore (May 2, 2014).