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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 68
 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
 

The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 268, The Valour Building, the Chair, Mike Wallace, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Françoise Boivin, Sean Casey, Bob Dechert, Robert Goguen, Ève Péclet, Kyle Seeback, Mike Wallace and David Wilks.

 

Acting Members present: Jean Crowder for Pierre Jacob, Chungsen Leung for Robert Goguen and Rodney Weston for Blaine Calkins.

 

Associate Members present: Ryan Leef.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lyne Casavant, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Assembly of First Nations: Cameron Alexis, Alberta Regional Chief. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of Yukon: Wenda L Bradley, Executive Director. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Group of Ottawa: Elspeth Ross, Facilitator. As an individual: Jacqueline Pei, Associate Professor, University of Alberta.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, November 26, 2014, the Committee resumed consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-583, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder).
 

Jacqueline Pei and Cameron Alexis, by videoconference from Edmonton, Alberta and Elspeth Ross, made statements and, with Wenday L Bradley, by videoconference from Whitehorse, Yukon, answered questions.

 

At 4:51 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:54 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 
The Committee proceeded to give drafting instructions to the analyst for a report.
 

At 5:19 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Jean-François Pagé
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2015/03/26 2:42 p.m.