Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14
Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Issue No. 25
First and second meetings:
Bill C-479, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (fairness for victims)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
David Sweet, M.P., Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, sponsor of the bill.
Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime:
Sue O'Sullivan, Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime.
As individuals:
Marie-Claude Gendron;
Mona Lee.
Toronto Police Association:
Mike McCormack, President.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
As individuals:
Eric Purtzki, Lawyer;
Mary Campbell.
St. Leonard's Society of Canada:
Rick Sauvé, Peer Mentor.
Parole Board of Canada:
Suzanne Brisebois, Director General, Policy, Planning and Operations.
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, Munson, Plett
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Rivest (January 30, 2015).
The Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Cowan (December 12, 2014).
The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (December 12, 2014).