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01:13:53

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 17, 2026

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

02:29:47

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 16, 2026 (1 of 2)

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

02:11:05

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 15, 2026 (2 of 2)

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

02:03:20

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 15, 2026 (1 of 2)

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

01:53:18

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 12, 2026 (2 of 2)

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

02:11:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 12, 2026 (1 of 2)

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

01:57:38

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 11, 2026

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

02:00:15

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 10, 2026

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.

01:40:36

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 4, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - June 4, 2026 Bill S-6, Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4 Clause-by-clause consideration Appearing The Honourable Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (Department of Justice Canada) Witnesses France Allard, Senior General Counsel and Comparative Law Expert (Department of Justice Canada) Robert Dufresne, Chief Legislative Counsel and Deputy Assistant Deputy Minister (Department of Justice Canada) Antoine Fafard, Chief, Governmental and Institutional Affairs (Chambre des notaires du Québec) Bruno Larivière, President (Chambre des notaires du Québec) Moïra Létourneau, Deputy Director and Senior Counsel (Department of Justice Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

01:40:34

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 3, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - June 3, 2026 The subject matter of Bill C-25, Strong and Free Elections Act Consideration of draft reports Examine and report on such issues as may arise relating to legal and constitutional matters generally Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca

02:43:16

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – May 28, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - May 28, 2026 The subject matter of Bill C-25, Strong and Free Elections Act Consideration of a draft report Witnesses Jim Balsillie, Founder (Centre for Digital Rights) Colin Bennett, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria (As an Individual) Sébastien CoRhino, Member (Longest Ballot Committee) Elizabeth Denham, Former Information and Privacy Commissioner of the United Kingdom and British Columbia (As an Individual) Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Thierry Giasson, Professor, Political Science, Université Laval (As an Individual) Bill Hearn, Principal, HearnLaw, External General Counsel to Centre for Digital Rights (Centre for Digital Rights) Thomas Larochelle, Graduate Student, Political Science Researcher, Université Laval (As an Individual) Diane McLeod, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta) Source: sencanada.ca

02:17:11

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – May 27, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - May 27, 2026 The subject matter of Bill C-25, Strong and Free Elections Act Appearing The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, P.C., M.P, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Transport Canada) Witnesses Michael Bisson, Deputy Commissioner, Operations (Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections) Cathy Hawara, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Machinery of Government and Democratic Institutions (Privy Council Office) Trevor Knight, General Counsel (Elections Canada) Rachel Pereira, Director, Democratic Institutions (Privy Council Office) Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer (Elections Canada) Caroline Simard, Commissioner of Canada Elections (Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections) Source: sencanada.ca

02:47:29

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – May 7, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - May 7, 2026 Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act Clause-by-clause consideration Witnesses Samantha Reynolds, Legal Counsel, Youth Criminal Justice Division, Family Law and Youth Justice Section (Department of Justice Canada) Owen Ripley, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector (Department of Justice Canada) Lise-Anne Wheeler, Counsel, Youth Criminal Justice Division, Family Law and Youth Justice Section (Department of Justice Canada) Meeting with interpretation and transcription Source: sencanada.ca

03:21:40

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – May 6, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - May 6, 2026 Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act Clause-by-clause consideration Witnesses Samantha Reynolds, Legal Counsel, Youth Criminal Justice Division, Family Law and Youth Justice Section (Department of Justice Canada) Owen Ripley, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector (Department of Justice Canada) Joanna Wells, Acting Senior Counsel and Team Lead, Criminal Law Policy Section (Department of Justice Canada) Lise-Anne Wheeler, Counsel, Youth Criminal Justice Division, Family Law and Youth Justice Section (Department of Justice Canada) Myriam Wills, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section (Department of Justice Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:45

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – April 30, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - April 30, 2026 Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act Witnesses Clayton Campbell, President (Toronto Police Association) Adam Dalrymple, President and Vice-President, Canadian Association of Crown Counsel (BC Crown Counsel Association) Angnakuluk Friesen, Criminal Defence Lawyer (Nunavut Legal Aid) Brian Sauvé, President and Chief Executive Officer (National Police Federation) The Honourable Niki Sharma, K.C., MLA, Attorney General of British Columbia and Deputy Premier of British Columbia (Government of British Columbia) Patrick Smith, Senior Criminal Lead, Legal Services Board of Nunavut (Nunavut Legal Aid) The Honourable Matt Wiebe, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Manitoba (Government of Manitoba) Source: sencanada.ca

02:07:00

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – April 29, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - April 29, 2026 Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act Witnesses Mary Campbell, Retired Director General, Corrections and Criminal Justice, Department of Public Safety (As an Individual) Peter Copeland, Deputy Director, Domestic Policy (Macdonald-Laurier Institute) Peter German, President and Executive Director (International Centre for Criminal Law Reform) Lucie Léonard, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (Statistics Canada) Marnie Wallace, Assistant Director, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (Statistics Canada) Source: sencanada.ca

02:00:49

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – April 23, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - April 23, 2026 Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act Witnesses Jacqueline Beisel-Cobb (As an Individual) Paul Brandt, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Not In My City) Brett Broadfoot (As an Individual) Marilie Cormier Gaudet, Executive Director, Centre-du-Québec (Crime Victims Assistance Centre) Sophie Gasse, Chief Executive Officer (Crime Victims Assistance Centre) Scott Gillingham, Mayor (City of Winnipeg) Kathy Valentino, Second Vice-President (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) Source: sencanada.ca

02:23:27

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – April 22, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - April 22, 2026 Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act Witnesses Darlene Bowen, Board Member and Secretary (Native Women’s Association of Canada) Catherine Latimer, Executive Director (John Howard Society of Canada) Victoria S.B. Perrie, Vice President (Indigenous Bar Association) Shakir Rahim, Director, Criminal Justice Program (Canadian Civil Liberties Association) Madeleine Redfern, Chief Executive Officer (Native Women’s Association of Canada) Jonathan Rudin, Special Projects Director (Aboriginal Legal Services) Paul Wilson (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca

01:56:42

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – April 16, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - April 16, 2026 Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act Witnesses Ian Bulmer, Vice-President, Collective Bargaining (Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association) David Cole, Retired Judge, Ontario Court of Justice (As an Individual) Ari Goldkind, Criminal Defence Lawyer (As an Individual) Lesley Pasquino, President (Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association) Cassandra Richards, Criminal Lawyer (Criminal Lawyers’ Association) Francis Savaria, Member, Criminal Law Expert Group (Barreau du Québec) Sabrina Shillingford, Member, Criminal Justice and Police Reform Committee (Canadian Association of Black Lawyers) Eva Sikora, Lawyer, Secretariat of the Order and Legal Affairs (Barreau du Québec) Nicholas St-Jacques, Member, Criminal Law Expert Group (Barreau du Québec) Melanie J. Webb, Chair, Criminal Justice Section (Canadian Bar Association) Source: sencanada.ca

02:10:25

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – April 15, 2026

Legal and Constitutional Affairs - April 15, 2026 Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act Witnesses Anthony Doob, Professor Emeritus of Criminology, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto (As an Individual) Danardo S. Jones, Associate Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor (As an Individual) Chloé Leclerc, Full professor, School of Criminology, Université de Montréal (As an Individual) Nicole Myers, Criminologist and Associate Professor, Queen's University (As an Individual) Debra Parkes, Professor and Chair in Feminist Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia (As an Individual) Justin Piché, Full Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca