Justice Committee on April 27th, 2015

Evidence of meeting #71 for Justice and Human Rights in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was dog.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals)

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michael Zigayer Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Carole Morency Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

5:05 p.m.

NDP

The Vice-Chair NDP Françoise Boivin

Excellent. Hopefully, it will be before we start the clause-by-clause study. Otherwise we will present some type of amendments, I'm sure.

5:05 p.m.

Conservative

Blaine Calkins Conservative Wetaskiwin, AB

If necessary.

5:05 p.m.

NDP

The Vice-Chair NDP Françoise Boivin

If necessary.

5:05 p.m.

Conservative

Blaine Calkins Conservative Wetaskiwin, AB

My instinct tells me that it's probably already captured. I simply want to be reassured that that particular law enforcement service would qualify under this legislation.

Thank you.

5:05 p.m.

NDP

The Vice-Chair NDP Françoise Boivin

You still have time, but are you okay?

Excellent.

Thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. That is our agenda for the day.

My thanks to everyone.

The meeting is adjourned.