Evidence of meeting #18 for Justice and Human Rights in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was need.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

John Shavluk  Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Kirk Tousaw  Board Member, Chair, Drug Policy Committee, BC Civil Liberties Association
Mani Amar  Filmmaker, As an Individual
Tony Helary  As an Individual
Marco Mendicino  Acting President, Association of Justice Counsel
Dianne L. Watts  Mayor, City of Surrey
Lois E. Jackson  Mayor of the Corporation of Delta; Chair of the Board of Directors, Mayors' Committee, Metro Vancouver
Gregor Robertson  Mayor, City of Vancouver
Peter Fassbender  Mayor, City of Langley
Darryl Plecas  Royal Canadian Mounted Police Research Chair and Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Research, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University College of the Fraser Valley, As an Individual
Ray Hudson  Policy Development and Communication, Surrey Board of Trade
Shannon Renault  Manager, Policy Development and Communications, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Weldon LeBlanc  Chief Executive Officer, Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
Jim Cessford  Chief Constable, Corporation of Delta
Len Garis  Chief, Surrey Fire Services
Ken Rafuse  As an Individual
Bert Holifield  As an Individual
Elli Holifield  As an Individual
Michèle Holifield  As an Individual

7:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

Thank you.

I want to thank all four of you for coming forward and doing this. It's a small consolation, but for the last hour you've had our undivided attention.

We do plan to issue a report. Yours is really the first testimony we've heard over quite a number of days that actually focuses on the failure of post-victimization, what happens to the families when the system fails them. I think I can speak on behalf of all of us. We are so sorry for your loss and just as sorry for what you've gone through after your loss. Hopefully our report will make at least a very small difference in moving us forward in that respect.

8 p.m.

As an Individual

Elli Holifield

Thank you for inviting us and listening to us.

8 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

You're very welcome.

8 p.m.

As an Individual

Elli Holifield

It means a lot.

8 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

Thank you.

We're adjourned.