Foreign Affairs – December 16, 2020: Senators continue their study and proceed to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-2, an act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act. The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (...)

Foreign Affairs – December 14, 2020: Officials from Global Affairs Canada provide background information for the committee’s study on Bill S-2, an act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act. The Chemical (...)

Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration – December 10, 2020: The committee hear presentations about a number of budget reports from various subcommittees and of funding requests. Senators are also updated on the Senate’s plan (...)

Selection Committee – December 9, 2020: Senators nominate Pierrette Ringuette as the interim Senate Speaker Pro Tempore, the acting speaker whenever the speaker is unable to oversee a sitting of the Senate. Senator Ringuette’s (...)

Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration – December 3, 2020: Non-affiliated Senator Lynn Beyak presents a request to receive an exception from the Senators’ Office Management Policy over an invoice of expenses. Senator (...)

Social Affairs, Science and Technology – December 3, 2020: Senators elect Senator Chantal Petitclerc (Independent Senators Group) as committee chair. The committee then proceeds to adopt a number of routine motions.

Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament – December 2, 2020: Senators elect Conservative Senator Leo Housakos as committee chair. Senators discuss the committee’s steering subcommittee role in setting the agenda and witness (...)

Fisheries and Oceans – December 2, 2020: Senators elect Senator Fabian Manning (Conservative Party) as committee chair, followed by Senator David Richards (Canadian Senators Group) and Bev Busson (Independent Senators Group) as deputy (...)

Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources – December 2, 2020: Senators elect Senator Paul Massicotte (Independent Senators Group) as committee chair. Senators debate the power of the committee’s steering subcommittee in setting (...)

National Finance – December 1, 2020: President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos faces questions from senators over the 2020-2021 main estimates and supplementary estimates (B). Minister Duclos responds to questions over the (...)

Human Rights – December 1, 2020: Senators elect Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan as chair of the committee and then proceed to vote on numerous organizational motions.

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 27, 2020 – Part 1: Senators continue their study of Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law. Speaking to the committee are (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 27, 2020 – Part 2: Senators hear from numerous academics for the committee’s study on Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) (...)

National Finance – November 26, 2020: Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux presents his office’s analysis of the government’s 2020-2021 main estimates and supplementary estimates (B) and faces questions over the (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 26, 2020 – Part 3: Senators hear from disability rights advocates, associations of Indigenous physicians and nurses, and academics for the committee’s study on Bill C-7, the (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 26, 2020 – Part 1: Senators question Carla Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion) on Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 26, 2020 – Part 2: Senators continue their study of Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law. Speaking to the committee are (...)

National Finance – November 25, 2020: Senators question a number of government officials about their departmental budgets allocated in the 2020-2021 main estimates and supplementary estimates. Appearing in the first panel are Public (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 25, 2020 – Part 2: For the committee’s study on Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law, senators hear from (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 25, 2020 – Part 3: Health Minister Patty Hajdu fields questions about Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law. In September (...)

Audit and Oversight – November 25, 2020: Senators elect Conservative Senator David Wells as chair of the committee. Senators then vote on a number of procedural motions.

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 25, 2020 – Part 1: Senators hear from numerous leaders of various religious organizations for the committee’s study on Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 24, 2020 – Part 2: Senators hear from associations representing Canada’s nurses, family physicians, and surgeons for the committee’s pre-study of Bill C-7, the government’s (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 24, 2020 – Part 1: Senators continue their pre-study of Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law. Participating in the study (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 24, 2020 – Part 3: Senators hear from numerous psychologists and psychiatrists for the committee’s pre-study of Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 23, 2020 – Part 3: Former senator James Cowan, now chair of the board of directors of Dying With Dignity Canada, speaks to the committee on Bill C-7, the government’s latest (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 23, 2020 – Part 2: The committee hears from doctors for their study of Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law. In (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – November 23, 2020 – Part 1: Justice Minister David Lametti responds to questions about Bill C-7, the government’s latest amendments to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law. In (...)

Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration – November 19, 2020: Conservative Senator Don Plett presents the annual report on activities and expenditure of parliamentary associations. The committee also receives an update about how (...)

Banking, Trade and Commerce – November 19, 2020: Senators elect Senator Howard Wetson (Independent Senators Group) as committee chair. Senators then discuss the role of the committee’s steering committee, topics for future work, (...)