Legal and Constitutional Affairs – March 18, 2021 Committee study of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code. Appearing at the committee are Paul J. Calarco, (Canadian Bar Association); Megan Savard, Annamaria (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – March 17, 2021 Committee study of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code. Appearing at the committee are Justice Minister David Lametti; Gillian Blackell, Nathalie G. Drouin, (...)

Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration – March 16, 2021: The committees meets pursuant to rule 12-7(1), consideration of financial and administrative matters. Appearing at the committee are Martine Bergeron, Nathalie (...)

National Finance – March 8, 2021: The committees continues its study of Supplementary Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. Appearing before the committee are Jean-Frédéric Lafaille, Douglas McConnachie, Cathy (...)

National Finance – March 5, 2021 The committees continues its study of Supplementary Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. Appearing before the committee are Brigitte Diogo, Kimberly Elmslie, Cindy Evans, Martin (...)

National Finance: March 1, 2021: Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux provides his analysis of Indigenous Services Canada’s supplementary estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. Appearing from the Office of the (...)

National Finance – February 25, 2021 The committees looks at Supplementary Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. Appearing before the committee are Darlene Bess, Galen Countryman, Evelyn Dancey, Soren Halverson, (...)

Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration – February 11: The committees meets pursuant to rule 12-7(1), consideration of financial and administrative matters. The participants in this committee are Vanessa Bastos ( People, Culture (...)

Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources – February 11, 2021: The Committee continues its study of Bill S-3, an act to amend the Offshore Health and Safety Act. Appearing before the committee is Paul Barnes (director, Atlantic (...)

Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources – February 9, 2021: The Committee continues its study of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Offshore Health and Safety Act. Appearing before the Committee is Seamus O’Regan, Minister of (...)

The committee continues its study on Bill C-7, the government’s legislation to amend the Criminal Code concerning medical assistance in dying (MAID). Speaking to the committe are Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie; Dr. Joshua Wales, (...)

The committee continues its study on Bill C-7, the government’s legislation to amend the Criminal Code concerning medical assistance in dying (MAID). Speaking to the committe are Dr. Chantal Perrot, as an individual; Dr. Gary A. (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – February 2, 2021 – Part 1: Representatives from multiple bar associations participate in the committee’s study on Bill C-7, the government’s legislation to amend the Criminal Code (...)

The committee continues its study on Bill C-7, the government’s legislation to amend the Criminal Code concerning medical assistance in dying (MAID). Speaking to the committe are Abby Hoffman, Senior Executive Advisor to the Deputy (...)

The committee continues its study on Bill C-7, the government’s legislation to amend the Criminal Code concerning medical assistance in dying (MAID). Speaking to the committe are Tyler White, Chief Executive Officer and Dr. Thomas Fung, (...)

The committee continues its study on Bill C-7, the government’s legislation to amend the Criminal Code concerning medical assistance in dying (MAID). Speaking to the committe are Dr. Derryck Smith, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – February 1, 2021 – Part 2: Former senator Serge Joyal, Marie-Claude Landry, the chief Canadian human rights commissioner, and Gerard Quin, the United Nations special Rapporteur on the rights (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – February 1, 2021 – Part 1: Justice Minister David Lametti returns to the committee to face more questions over Bill C-7, the government’s legislation to amend the Criminal Code concerning (...)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs – February 1, 2021 – Part 3: Senators hear from lawyers and advocates for persons with disabilities for the committee’s study on Bill C-7, the government’s legislation to amend the Criminal (...)

Selection Committee – January 25, 2021: Senators debate whether to implement a secret ballot system to fill the speaker pro tempore position for the remainder of the parliamentary session. On December 9, 2020, the committee nominated (...)

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 (...)

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.

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 (...)

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 (...)

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.