Department of Justice
Catherine Kane,
Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section
Julie Besner,
Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section
Department of National Defence
André Dufour,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Services
Empowerment Council
Jennifer Chambers,
Coordinator, Co-Chair, Mental Health Legal Advocacy Coalition
Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
David Simpson,
Programme Manager, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario)
Nils Riis,
Legal Counsel, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario)
Nicole Dufour,
Lawyer, Research and Legislation Service
Canadian Mental Health Association
Penelope Marrett,
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Drewry,
Chair, Legal Issues Network
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Padraig Darby,
Deputy Clinical Director, Law and Mental Health Program, Chair, Research Ethics Board
Canadian Bar Association
Allan Manson,
Chair, Committee on Imprisonment and Release
Tamra Thomson,
Director, Legislation and Law Reform
Community Legal Assistance Society
Daniel Soiseth,
Lawyer, Mental Health Law Program
Criminal Lawyers Association
Carol Letman,
Assistant Secretary
Schizophrenia Society of Canada
Cecelia Deighton,
Executive Director, Ottawa Chapter
British Columbia Review Board
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
Luc Delorme,
Executive Support Officer
Vince Bevan,
Vice-President and Chief, Ottawa Police Service
Vince Westwick,
Co-Chair, Law Amendments Committee
Review Boards Canada
Joe Wright,
Secretary, Counsel, Ontario Review Board
Department of Justice
Catherine Kane,
Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section
Hon. Irwin Cotler,
Minister of Justice