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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 84
Thursday, May 2, 2002
The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights met at 9:37 a.m. this day, in Room 705, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Andy Scott, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carole-Marie Allard, Michel Bellehumeur, Bill Blaikie, Ivan Grose, Jay Hill, Peter MacKay, Paul Harold Macklin, John Maloney, John McKay, Lynn Myers, Andy Scott, Kevin Sorenson.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: David Goetz, analyst; Philip Rosen, senior analyst.
Witnesses: Panel I: From the Department of Justice: Greg Yost, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section; Dave Whellams, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section. Panel II: From the Canadian Council for the Rights of Injured Workers: Maria York, President; Dominique Vaillancourt, Vice-President, Director of Outreach and Communication. From the Ottawa and District Injured Workers Group: Doug Perrault, President. AsIndividual: Vern Theriault.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of February 19, 2002, subject-matter of Bill C-284, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences by corporations, directors and officers).
The witnesses on Panel I made statements and answered questions.
With unanimous consent, John McKay moved – That notwithstanding the motion adopted on the 23rd of April, 2002, in relation to its statutory review of the Mental Disorder Provisions of the Criminal Code, a group comprised of five (5) government members, two (2) members of the Canadian Alliance and one (1) member each of the Bloc Québécois and Progressive Conservative Parties of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be authorized to travel to Toronto on May 21, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.
At 11:04 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 11:10 a.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses on Panel II made statements and answered questions.
At 12:43 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jean-François Pagé / Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerks of the Committee