Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 2 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Munson:

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 June 30, 2014.

After debate,

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

Gary W. O'Brien

Clerk of the Senate