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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST)

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session

Meeting 25

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1:12 p.m.

Room 420, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Iqra Khalid, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Rhéal Éloi Fortin

Acting Members present

• Vance Badawey for Arif Virani (Liberal)

• Brian Masse for Randall Garrison (NDP)

• Kevin Waugh for Michael Cooper (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Lyne Casavant, Analyst

• Julia Nicol, Analyst

Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)

Witnesses

As an individual

• Sandy Hawley, Retired Thoroughbred Jockey

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport

• Paul Melia, President and Chief Executive Officer

• David Shoemaker, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General, Canadian Olympic Committee

National Hockey League

• Keith Wachtel, Chief Business Officer and Senior Executive Vice-President, Global Partnerships

• Conal Berberich, Vice-President, Legal

Central Ontario Standardbred Association

• Bill O’Donnell, President

• Dave Drew, Finance Committee Member

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake

• Chief Gina Deer

• Chief Michael Delisle Jr.

• Renée Pelletier, Lawyer and Managing Partner, Olthuis Kleer Townsend

Score Media and Gaming Inc.

• John Levy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting).

Sandy Hawley, Paul Melia, David Shoemaker and Keith Wachtel made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 12:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:07 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Bill O’Donnell, Dave Drew, Gina Deer, Michael Delisle and John Levy made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 1:12 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Marc-Olivier Girard

Clerk of the Committee