Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Issue No. 7

Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)

and

Thirteenth and fourteenth meetings:

Study on matters pertaining to delays in Canada's criminal justice system

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:

Dr. Alexander Simpson, Chief of Forensic Psychiatry.

Mental Health Commission of Canada:

Louise Bradley, President and CEO;

Patrick Baillie, Psychologist, Alberta Health Services.

As an individual:

Dr. John Bradford, Professor, University of Ottawa.

Criminal Lawyers' Association:

Anita Szigeti, Mental Disorder Portfolio.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Ministry of Justice, Government of Saskatchewan:

Dale McFee, Deputy Minister, Corrections and Policing.

Department of Justice Canada:

Donald Piragoff, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector;

Lucie Angers, General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.

Public Safety Canada:

Gina Wilson, Associate Deputy Minister;

Angela Connidis, Director General, Corrections & Criminal Justice Directorate.

Uniform Law Conference of Canada:

Elizabeth Strange, Chair.

The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair

The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Baker, P.C., Batters, Boisvenu, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Dagenais, Fraser, *Harder, P.C., Joyal, P.C., McInnis, McIntyre, Plett, White

*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 Fraser replaced the Honourable Senator Cowan (April 21, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Cowan replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (April 20, 2016).