Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Human Rights
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK
Monday, June 8, 2009
Issue No. 8
Fourth meeting on:
Issues of discrimination in the hiring and promotion practices of the Federal Public Service, the extent to which targets to achieve employment equity are being met, and labour market outcomes for minority groups in the private sector
Sixth meeting on:
Issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, the review of the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations
Third (final) meeting on:
The elements contained in Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, dealing with equitable compensation (Part 11)
INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Canada's Universal Periodic Review before the
United Nations Human Rights Council)
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(The Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act)
WITNESSES:
Department of Justice Canada:
John Sims, Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General of Canada;
Donna Miller, Associate Deputy Minister;
Joan Pratt, Acting Director General, Human Resources and Professional Development Directorate.
Public Service Alliance of Canada:
Patty Ducharme, National Vice-President;
Allison Pilon, Human Rights/Employment Equity Officer.
EGALE Canada:
Akim Ade Larcher, Director of Policy and Research.
International Centre for Transitional Justice:
Eduardo Gonzalez, Deputy Director, Americas.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair
The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Brazeau, Campbell, *Cowan (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Martin, Nancy Ruth, Pépin, Poy, Ringuette
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Campbell replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (June 8, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Ringuette replaced the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas (June 8, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Ringuette (June 8, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Ringuette replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (June 8, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Pépin was added to the membership of the committee (June 8, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas replaced the Honourable Senator Pépin (May 26, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Mitchell was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (May 26, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (May 26, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (May 26, 2009).