STANDING
COMMITTEE ON
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
JUSTICE
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
MINUTE NO. 6
4:42 p.m. —
Legislative Chamber
1. Present: Blaine McLeod in the chair and members Chris Beaudry,* Hon. Jamie Martens, Don McBean,* Megan Patterson, Erika Ritchie,* and Aleana Young.*
Substituting Members
Chris Beaudry for Racquel Hilbert
Don McBean for Jacqueline Roy
Erika Ritchie for Leroy Laliberte
Aleana Young for Betty Nippi-Albright
2. The committee considered Bill No. 7, The Court of Appeal (Residency) Amendment Act, 2024 / Loi modificative de 2024 sur la Cour d’appel (résidence).
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General and the following official appeared before the committee and answered questions:
Witnesses
Hon. Tim McLeod, Minister
Maria Markatos, Senior Crown Counsel
3. The questions being put on clauses 1 to 4, they were agreed to.
4. The question being put on clause 5, it was defeated.
5. The questions being put on clauses 6 and 7, they were agreed to.
6. The question being put on clause 8, it was defeated.
7. The question being put on clause 9, it was agreed to.
8. It was moved by the Hon. Jamie Martens:
[Le français suit.]
Add the
following Clause after Clause 4 of the printed Bill:
“New section 3.1
5 The following section is added
after section 3:
‘Residence of judges
3.1(1) Subject
to subsection (2), the chief justice and the judges are deemed to reside in
Regina.
(2) Subject to the maximum number prescribed in the regulations, the
chief justice may consent to a judge being deemed to reside in Saskatoon.
(3) A judge, on taking up residence in accordance with subsection (2),
shall not be required to make a change of residence unless the judge consents
to the change.
(4) For the purposes of this section, the place of residence of a
supernumerary judge is the judge’s place of residence immediately before the
judge became supernumerary’ ”.
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Ajouter l’article suivant à la suite de l’article 4 du projet de loi imprimé :
« Nouvel article 3.1
5 L’article
suivant est ajouté à la suite de l’article 3 :
“Résidence
des juges
3.1(1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), le juge en chef et les juges sont réputés
résider à Regina.
(2) Le juge en chef peut accepter qu’un juge soit réputé
résider à Saskatoon, jusqu’à
concurrence du maximum réglementaire.
(3) Une fois qu’il a
établi sa résidence conformément au paragraphe (2), le juge ne peut être forcé
de changer son lieu de résidence sans son consentement.
(4) Pour l’application du présent
article, le lieu de résidence d’un juge surnuméraire est celui qu’il
habitait juste avant de devenir surnuméraire” ».
The question being put on new clause 5, it was agreed to.
9. It was moved by the Hon. Jamie Martens:
[Le français suit.]
Add the
following Clause after Clause 6 of the printed Bill:
“New section 6.1
7 The following section is added
after section 6:
‘Meetings, conferences and seminars
6.1 For the purpose of section 41 of the Judges Act (Canada), a judge is authorized to attend, with the approval of the chief justice, a meeting, conference or seminar that is held for a purpose relating to the administration of justice’ ”.
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Ajouter l’article suivant à la suite de l’article 6 du projet de loi imprimé :
« Nouvel article 6.1
7 L’article
suivant est ajouté à la suite de l’article 6 :
“Réunions,
conférences et colloques
6.1 Pour l’application de l’article 41 de
la Loi sur les juges
(Canada), les juges sont autorisés à participer, avec l’approbation du juge en chef, à des réunions, conférences ou colloques ayant un rapport avec l’administration
de la justice” » .
The question being put on new clause 7, it was agreed to.
10. It was moved by the Hon. Jamie Martens:
[Le français suit.]
Add the
following Clause after Clause 7 of the printed Bill:
“New section 23.1
8 The following section is added
after section 23:
‘Regulations
23.1 The
Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations:
(a) for the purposes of subsection 3.1(2), prescribing the maximum
number of judges that may be deemed to reside in Saskatoon;
(b) in accordance with subsection 21(3), prescribing the fees and
charges payable to the registrar’ ”.
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Ajouter l’article suivant à la suite de l’article 7 du projet de loi imprimé :
« Nouvel article 23.1
8 L’article
suivant est ajouté à la suite de l’article 23 :
“Règlements
23.1 Le
lieutenant-gouverneur en
conseil peut, par règlement :
a) pour l’application du paragraphe
3.1(2), fixer le nombre maximal de juges qui peuvent être réputés résider
à Saskatoon;
b) conformément au paragraphe
21(3), fixer les droits et les frais payables au registraire” ».
The question being put on new clause 8, it was agreed to.
11. It was moved by Megan Patterson:
That the committee report Bill No. 7, The Court of Appeal (Residency) Amendment Act, 2024 / Loi modificative de 2024 sur la Cour d’appel (résidence) with amendment.
The question being put, it was agreed to.
12. It was moved by Chris Beaudry:
That this committee do now adjourn.
The question being put, it was agreed to.
13. The committee adjourned at 4:58 p.m. to the call of the Chair.
Blaine McLeod, Chair
Jessica Start, Committee Clerk
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