Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16
Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Issue No. 19
First and second (final) meetings:
Bill S-215, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for violent offences against Aboriginal women)
and
Third (final) meeting:
Bill S-230, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (drug-impaired driving)
INCLUDING:
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-230)
THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-215)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
The Honourable Senator Lillian Eva Dyck, sponsor of the bill.
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations:
Heather Bear, Fourth Vice Chief.
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC):
Francyne Joe, President;
Marilee Nowgesic, Special Advisor and Liaison.
Edelson Clifford D'Angelo Friedman LLP:
Solomon Friedman, Criminal Defence Lawyer and Partner.
Adler Bytensky Prutschi Shikhman LLP:
Edward Prutschi, Partner.
Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers:
William Trudell, Chair.
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Department of Justice:
Hal Pruden, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section.
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., *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Dagenais, Dyck, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Joyal, P.C., McIntyre, Plett, Sinclair, White
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Dyck replaced the Honourable Senator Jaffer (December 8, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator McInnis (December 8, 2016).