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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 83
Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Presiding
Lena Metlege Diab, Chair (Liberal)

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House of Commons
• Sophia Nickel, Procedural Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Lyne Casavant, Analyst
• Dana Phillips, Analyst
Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews)
As an individual
• Hon. Harry S. LaForme
• Kent Roach, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Barreau du Québec
• Nicolas Le Grand Alary, Lawyer, Secretariat of the Order and Legal Affairs
• Nicholas St-Jacques, Representative of Barreau du Québec
Innocence Canada
• James Lockyer, Board Member, Counsel
Canadian Criminal Justice Association
• Myles Frederick McLellan, Chair of the Policy Review Committee
African Canadian Civic Engagement Council
• Dunia Nur, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews).

Harry S. LaForme, Nicolas LeGrand Alary, Nicholas St-Jacques and James Lockyer made statements and, with Ken Roach, answered questions.

At 5:18 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:25 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

Dunia Nur and Myles Frederick McLellan made statements and answered questions.

At 6:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Jean-François Lafleur
Clerk of the committee