Parliament of Canada

PARLIAMENT of CANADA

Standing Committee - Legal and Constitutional Affairs


Notice of Meeting

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

4:17 PM
Videoconference
Televised live on PTN
Location: Room 257, East Block
Clerk : Shaila Anwar (613) 991-0719

Agenda

1. Bill C-20, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act and the Canada Elections ActPanel 1
Appearing

(4:15 PM-5:00 PM)
- The Honourable Tim Uppal, P.C., M.P., Minister of State (Democratic Reform)
Witnesses

(4:15 PM-5:25 PM)
Privy Council Office
- Matthew Lynch, Director, Democratic Reform
- Jean-François Morin, Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Reform
Panel 2
Witnesses

(5:30 PM-6:30 PM)
Elections Canada
- Marc Mayrand, Chief Electoral Officer
- Stéphane Perrault, Senior General Counsel and Senior Director
- Rennie Molnar, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral Events
- François Faucher, Senior Director, Electoral Redistribution
Panel 3
Witnesses

(6:35 PM-7:15 PM)
Statistics Canada
- Wayne Smith, Chief Statistician of Canada
- Johanne Denis, Director, Demography Division
- David Dolson, Director, Social Surveys Methods Division
Panel 4
*Witnesses

(7:20 PM-8:45 PM)
As Individuals
- Andrew Sancton, Professor of Political Science, University of Western Ontario
- David Smith, Senior Policy Fellow, University of Regina
(by videoconference)
- Michael Pal, Research fellow, Mowat Centre, University of Toronto
- John Courtney, Professor Emeritus of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan



Meeting with Reporting and Interpretation
* Please note meeting changes