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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17

Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN

Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Issue No. 24

Fifth (final) meeting:
Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code (protection of journalistic sources)

Thirty-third and thirty-fourth meetings:
Study on matters pertaining to delays in Canada's criminal justice system

INCLUDING:
THE THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-231)

APPEARING

The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

WITNESSES

Thursday, March 9, 2017 (Morning Meeting)

As individuals:

Christopher Sherrin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario;

Bruce MacFarlane, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba;

Peter Hogg, Scholar in Residence, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.

Thursday, March 9, 2017 (Afternoon Meeting)

Department of Justice:

William F. Pentney, Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General of Canada;

Donald Piragoff, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector.

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), Cormier, Dagenais, Dupuis, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Hartling, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., McIntyre, Omidvar,
        Pratte, Sinclair, White

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Pratte replaced the Honourable Senator Gold (March 9, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Cormier replaced the Honourable Senator Woo (March 9, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Hartling replaced the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C. (March 9, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Gold replaced the Honourable Senator Pratte (March 9, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (March 9, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Woo replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (March 9, 2017).

The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. (March 9, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Jaffer (March 8, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (March 8, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Omidvar replaced the Honourable Senator Dean (March 7, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Dean replaced the Honourable Senator Omidvar (March 6, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Boniface (March 3, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. (March 2, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Omidvar replaced the Honourable Senator Dean (March 2, 2017).

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