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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12-13

Chair: The Honourable MOBINA S. B. JAFFER

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Issue No. 29

First and second (final) meetings on:

Bill C-304, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting freedom)

Seventh 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

INCLUDING:
THE THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations)
THE FOURTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-304)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 25, 2013
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 26, 2013
• Thirteenth Report
• Fourteenth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 25, 2013 (210K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 26, 2013 (5K)

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WITNESSES

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Brian Storseth, M.P., sponsor of the bill (by video conference).

University of Windsor:

Richard Moon, Professor, Faculty of Law (by video conference).

Canadian Bar Association:

Mark H. Toews, Member of the Executive, Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section;

Kerri Froc, Staff Lawyer, Law Reform and Equality.

Canadian Civil Liberties Association:

Cara Zwibel, Director, Fundamental Freedoms Program (by video conference).

University of Calgary:

Kathleen E. Mahoney, Professor, Faculty of Law (by video conference).

University of Ottawa:

Jane Bailey, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law.

Women's Legal Education and Action Fund:

Jo-Ann R. Kolmes, Co-counsel, Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Chair

The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, *Cowan (or Tardif), Eggleton, P.C., Hubley, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Munson, Ngo, Oh, White

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Zimmer (June 26, 2013).

The Honourable Senator Zimmer replaced the Honourable Senator Cordy (June 12, 2013).

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