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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 65

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security met at 8:45 a.m. this day, in Room 228 The Valour Building, the Chair, Daryl Kramp, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Rosane Doré Lefebvre, Hon. Wayne Easter, Ted Falk, Randall Garrison, Roxanne James, Daryl Kramp, LaVar Payne and Jean Rousseau.

Acting Members present: Garry Breitkreuz for LaVar Payne, Bryan Hayes for Hon. Diane Ablonczy and Ryan Leef for Rick Norlock.

Associate Members present: Tilly O'Neill Gordon.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Tanya Dupuis, Analyst ; Christine Morris, Analyst.

Witnesses: Coalition for Gun Control: Wendy Cukier, President. Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters: Tony Rodgers, Executive Director. Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation: Greg Illerbrun, Firearms Chairman, Past-President. Polysesouvient: Benoît Laganière, Spokesperson; Heidi Rathjen, Spokesperson. Quebec Federation of Anglers and Hunters: Pierre Latraverse, President.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, April 20, 2015, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make a related amendment and a consequential amendment to other Acts.

Wendy Cukier, by teleconference from Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Greg Illerbrun and Tony Rodgers made statements and answered questions.

At 9:47 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:53 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Benoît Laganière, Heidi Rathjen and, Pierre Latraverse by videoconference from Longeuil, Québec, made statements and answered questions.

It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $16,700, for the study of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make a related amendment and a consequential amendment to other Acts, be adopted.

At 10:46 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Leif-Erik Aune
Clerk of the Committee

2015/06/10 3:05 p.m.