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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 28
Thursday, October 18, 2001
The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights met in a televised session at 9:40 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Andy Scott, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carole-Marie Allard, Michel Bellehumeur, Irwin Cotler, Paul DeVillers, Ivan Grose, Peter MacKay, John McKay, Lynn Myers, Stephen Owen, Denis Paradis, Andy Scott, Kevin Sorenson, Vic Toews.
Acting Members present: Garry Breitkreuz for Chuck Cadman, Brian Fitzpatrick for Myron Thompson.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Mollie Dunsmuir, researcher; Philip Rosen, senior analyst.
Witnesses: From the Department of
Justice Canada: Luc Labelle, Legislative Counsel, Legislation Section,
Legislative Services Branch; Ed Schmidt, Legislative Counsel, Legislation
Section, Legislative Services Branch. From the Canadian Nuclear Safety
Commission: Denys Vermette, Vice President, Corporate Services; John
Waddington, Director General, Environmental and Human Performance Assessment;
Bernie Shaffer, Senior Counsel, Legal Services. From Heritage Canada: Éloïse Arbour, Lawyer, « Service
juridique »; Glen Mostowich, « analyste principal du portefeuille », « Bureau
des affaires du portefeuille ».
Pursuant to Standing Orders 108(2), Consideration of Proposals for a Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2001.
Luc Labelle
made a statement and along with Ed Schmidt, Glen Mostowich, Eloïse Arbour,
Denys Vermette, John Waddington and Bernie Schaffer answered questions.
At 10:45 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:48 a.m., the sitting resumed.
At 11:02 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:08 a.m., the sitting resumed.
At 11:17 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:20 a.m., the sitting resumed.
At 11:26 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:30 a.m., the sitting resumed.
It was agreed
- that the Chair report that the Committee has studied the Miscellaneous
Statute Law Amendments Proposals, 2001, and that the Committee recommends that
the following articles not be included: 5, 7, 8, 38, 59, 75, 76, 77, 105 and
106 given that articles 33 and 34 have already been withdrawn by the responsible
department.
Ordered: That the Chair report the proposals to the House, as amended, as the sixth report of the Committee.
At 11:30 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Catherine Barrette / Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerks of the Committee