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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 4

Monday, May 16, 2005

The Legislative Committee on Bill C-38 met in a televised session at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room 269 West Block, the Chair, Marcel Proulx, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Françoise Boivin, Hon. Don Boudria, Gord Brown, Paul Harold Macklin, Richard Marceau, Réal Ménard, Rob Moore, Anita Neville, Marcel Proulx, Michael John Savage, Bill Siksay, Vic Toews and Mark Warawa.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mary Hurley, Analyst.

Witnesses: Egale Canada: Laurie Arron, Director, Advocacy. Canadians for Equal Marriage: Alex Munter, National Coordinator.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

The Chair presented the First Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:

Your Sub-Committee met on Thursday, May 12, 2005, and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. Barreau du Québec

2. Canadian Bar Association

3. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

4. Canadian Labour Congress

5. Canadian Psychological Association

6. Canadian Unitarian Council

7. Canadians for Equal Marriage

8. Centrale des syndicats du Québec

9. Cere, Daniel

10. Chinese Canadian National Council

11. Chipeur, Gerald

12. Christian Legal Fellowship

13. Coalition of Canadian Liberal Rabbis

14. Coalition québécoise pour le mariage civil des couples de même sexe

• Coalition des québécois gais et lesbiennes

• Table de concertation des gais et lesbiennes du Québec

15. Defend Marriage – Roy Beyer

16. ÉGALE

17. Enshrine Marriage Canada - William Gairdner

18. Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

19. Fédération des femmes du Québec

20. Focus on the Family

21. Goertzen, Bruce (Saskatchewan)

22. Islamic Council of Imams – Canada

23. Jubilee Centre for Christian Social Action – Kwok Choong

24. Kisilowsky, Kevin (Manitoba)

25. Knights of Columbus (B.C.)

26. Kroll, Ian

27. Law Commission of Canada

28. Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto

29. Miller, Dallas

30. Muslim Canadian Congress

31. National Association of Women and the Law

32. Ontario Gurdwara Committee – Amarjit Singh Mann

33. Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

34. PFLAG

35. REAL women of Canada

36. Ryder, Bruce

37. Signatory of open letter TBD

38. Somerville, Margaret

39. The Vaad Harabbonim of Toronto

40. United Church of Canada

41. World Sikh Organization

By unanimous consent, the motion was allowed to stand.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, May 4, 2005, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes.

Alex Munter and Laurie Arron made statements and answered questions.

At 5:29 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean-François Pagé
Clerk of the Committee

2005/05/27 10:22 a.m.