Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 6 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, May 1, 2008:

The Honourable Senator Andreychuk moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report on the issue of the sexual exploitation of persons, with particular emphasis on children, including questions of trafficking in children, prostitution, sex tourism, pornography, and the sexual exploitation of children on the internet.

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2009 and that the Committee retain until October 31, 2009 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate