Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 13 - Order of Reference

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

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

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations;

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject during the First, Second and Third Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament be referred to the Committee; and

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 23, 2005, and that the Committee retain until January 31, 2006 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.

After debate,

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

Paul Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate