Date / Time	Committee	Studies & Bills	Location	Note
March 18, 2019 9:00 AM 3/18/2019 9:00 AM	Charitable Sector (Special)	The impact of public policy on charities and non-profit organizations, and of the voluntary sector Cindy Amerongen, Executive Director (Northern Lights Health Foundation) Donald J. Bourgeois, Lawyer, Fogler Rubinoff LLP (As an Individual) Karen Cooper, Legal Counsel (Drache Aptowitzer LLP) Shimon Fogel, Chief Executive Officer (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) Christina Franc, Executive Director (Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions) Ted Garrard, Chief Executive Officer (SickKids Foundation) Éric Hébert-Daly, Vice-President (Now and Forever Wild Fund) Juniper Locilento, Vice-President, Public Affairs (Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Toronto Chapter) John Pellowe, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Council of Christian Charities) Susan Ramsundarsigh, Course Instructor and Research Project Coordinator, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto (As an Individual)	Room W110, 1 Wellington St.
March 18, 2019 10:34 AM 3/18/2019 10:34 AM	Arctic (Special)	Consider the significant and rapid changes to the Arctic and the impacts on original inhabitants Neil Hutchinson, Principal Scientist (Hutchison Environmental Sciences Ltd.) Luis G. Manzo, Director of Lands (Kivalliq Inuit Association) Brenda Osmond, Lands Administrator (Kivalliq Inuit Association) Jörg Stetefeld, Professor for Biochemistry Tier-1 CRC in Structural Biology and Biophysics (University of Manitoba)	Room B30, Senate of Canada Building
March 18, 2019 11:00 AM 3/18/2019 11:00 AM	National Security and Defence	Bill C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms The Honourable Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Public Safety Canada) Alexandra Budgell, Team Leader and Senior Counsel (Department of Justice Canada) Edward Burlew, Barrister and Solicitor (As an Individual) Amanda Dale, Executive Director (Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic) Daniel Fritter, Publisher (Calibre - Canada's Firearm Magazine) Gerry Gamble, President (The Sporting Clubs of Niagara) Gerald Ingeveld, Director (Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association) Randall Koops, Director General, Policing Policy (Public Safety Canada) Robert Mackinnon, Director, Firearms Business Improvement Directorate (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Lise Martin, Executive Director (Women's Shelters Canada) Brian Mishara, Professor, Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (As an Individual) Ray Orb, President (Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities) Kellie Paquette, Director General, Canadian Firearms Program (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Marc Renaud, President (Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs) Canada’s national security and defence policies, practices, circumstances and capabilities Consideration of a draft report	Room W120, 1 Wellington St.*	Partial In Camera
March 18, 2019 1:00 PM 3/18/2019 1:00 PM	Arctic (Special)	Consider the significant and rapid changes to the Arctic and the impacts on original inhabitants Michael Byers, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia (As an Individual) Cindy Dickson, Executive Director (Arctic Athabaskan Council) Whitney Lackenbauer, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the Study of the Canadian North and Professor, School for the Study of Canada, Trent University (As an Individual) Suzanne Lalonde, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (As an Individual) Peter Sköld, Chair, Board of Governors (University of the Arctic)	Room B30, Senate of Canada Building
March 18, 2019 2:00 PM 3/18/2019 2:00 PM	Charitable Sector (Special)	The impact of public policy on charities and non-profit organizations, and of the voluntary sector Zaid Al-Rawni, Chief Executive Officer (Islamic Relief Canada) W. Matthew Chater, National President and Chief Executive Officer (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada) The Honourable Gary Johns, Commissioner (Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission) Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Professor Emeritus, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Non-profit Studies, Queensland University of Technology (As an Individual) Suzanne Parisé, Director General (Centre d’action bénévole Léonie-Bélanger) Kevin Perkins, Executive Director (Farm Radio International) Mike Power, Vice-President, Programming and Operations (Canada World Youth) Sidney Ribaux, Co-founder and General Manager (Équiterre)	Room W110, 1 Wellington St.
March 18, 2019 4:00 PM 3/18/2019 4:00 PM	Official Languages	Study on Canadians’ views about modernizing the Official Languages Act Patrick Borbey, President (Public Service Commission of Canada) Nancy Chahwan, Chief Human Resources Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages) Brent Homan, Deputy Commissioner, Compliance Sector (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Pierre Leduc, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages) Regan Morris, Legal Counsel, Legal Services Directorate (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Guylaine F. Roy, Deputy Minister, Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages) Janine Sherman, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Senior Personnel and Public Service Renewal (Privy Council Office) Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)	Room B45, Senate of Canada Building
March 18, 2019 7:00 PM 3/18/2019 7:00 PM	Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators	Consideration of matters relating to the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators	Room W110, 1 Wellington St.	In Camera
March 19, 2019 8:00 AM 3/19/2019 8:00 AM	Aboriginal Peoples	The subject matter of Bill C-91, An Act respecting Indigenous languages The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, P.C., M.P, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism (Canadian Heritage) Robert Bertrand, National Chief (Congress of Aboriginal Peoples) Clément Chartier, President (Metis National Council) Jocelyn Formsma, Executive Director (National Association of Friendship Centres) Stephen Gagnon, Federal Representative, Indigenous Languages Legislation, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions Sector (Canadian Heritage) Casey Hunley, Policy Advisor, Education (Native Women's Association of Canada) Francyne Joe, President (Native Women's Association of Canada) Hélène Laurendeau, Deputy Minister (Canadian Heritage) Allan MacDonald, Director General of Implementation, Implementation Sector (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) John Topping, Director, Strategic Policy Development Directorate, Treaties and Aboriginal Government Sector (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Adrian Walraven, Acting Director General, Education, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships Sector (Indigenous Services Canada)	Room C128, Senate of Canada Building
March 19, 2019 9:00 AM 3/19/2019 9:00 AM	Transport and Communications	Bill C-48, Oil Tanker Moratorium Act Jason Alsop, President (Council of the Haida Nation) Carl Brown, Manager, Water Science and Technology (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Kevin J. Cash, Director General, Water Science and Technology (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Heather D. Dettman, Research Scientist (Natural Resources Canada) Julie Gascon, Director General, Operations, Canadian Coast Guard (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) Carmel Lowe, Regional Director, Science, Pacific Region (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) Marilyn Slett, Káwázil Chief (Heiltsuk Tribal Council) Brian Wootton, Regional Director, Programs, Canadian Coast Guard, Pacific Region (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)	Room W110, 1 Wellington St.
March 19, 2019 9:30 AM 3/19/2019 9:30 AM	Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament	Consideration of the orders and practices of the Senate and the privileges of Parliament. Dave Levac, Former Speaker, Legislative Assembly of Ontario (As an Individual)	Room B45, Senate of Canada Building

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