Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 2 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, November 3, 2004:

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Comeau:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to invite from time to time the President of the Treasury Board, the President of the Public Service Commission, their officials, as well as other witnesses to appear before the Committee for the purpose of examining cases of alleged discrimination in the hiring and promotion practices of the Federal Public Service and to study the extent to which targets to achieve employment equity for minority groups are being met; and

That the Committee continues to monitor developments on the subject and submit a final report to the Senate no later than December 23, 2005.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate