Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 3 - Order of Reference

Extract of the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, March 4, 2009:

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

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 and work accomplished by the committee on this subject since the beginning of the first 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 March 31, 2010.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate