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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 88
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 3:33 p.m. to 5:18 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Lena Metlege Diab, Chair (Liberal)

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• Annie Koutrakis (Liberal)
House of Commons
• Sophia Nickel, Procedural Clerk
• Jacques Maziade, Legislative Clerk
• Émilie Thivierge, Legislative Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Lyne Casavant, 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)
Department of Justice
• Julie Besner, Senior Counsel, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector
• Shannon Davis-Ermuth, Acting General Counsel and Director
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).

Motion

Anthony Housefather moved, — That the committee proceed to the clause‑by‑clause study of the Bill.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Élisabeth Brière, Anju Dhillon, Rhéal Éloi Fortin, Randall Garrison, Anthony Housefather, James Maloney, Marco Mendicino — 7;

NAYS: Larry Brock, Frank Caputo, Rob Moore, Tako Van Popta — 4.

The committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The committee resumed clause-by-clause consideration on Clause 2 of the Bill.

Julie Besner and Shannon Davis‑Ermuth answered questions.

At 4:13 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:17 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 5:25 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Jean-François Lafleur
Clerk of the committee