CC38 Committee Meeting

The Legislative Committee on Bill C-38 met in a televised session at 3:50 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C Centre Block, the Chair, Marcel Proulx, presiding.

The Committee resumed consideration of matters related to Committee business.

• First Report from the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure

Vic Toews moved, — That the committee invite the Catholic Civil Rights League to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Iain Benson (Centre for Cultural Renewal) to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Joseph Ben-Ami to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite John McKellar to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Fred Henry (Bishop of Calgary) to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Christian Reformed Churches of Canada to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Alan Brudner (University of Toronto) to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Fred DeCoste (University of Alberta) to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Katherine Young (McGill University) to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite David Brown to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Peter Lauwers to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Rabbi David Novak to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Dr. David Mainse to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Doug Farrow to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Chris Kempling to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Ted Morton, M.L.A. to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Stanley Hartt to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Pat O’Brien, M.P., to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Bill Johnstone to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Diz Dichmont to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes;

That the committee invite Cecil Patey to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes; and

That the committee invite the Canadian Islamic Congress to appear before it to give testimony on Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes

At 5:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:25 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Ruth Ross, Valerie A. Hazlett Parker, Dominic Tse, Janet Epp Buckingham, Bruce Clemenger, Archbishop Gervais and Hélène Aubé made statements and answered questions.

At 8:27 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.