Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 11 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, April 27, 2006:

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

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 Sessions of the Thirty-seventh Parliament and the first session of the Thirty-eighth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than March 31, 2007, and that the Committee retain until May 31, 2007 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.

After debate,

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate