Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue No. 17 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, November 1, 2016:

The Honourable Senator Runciman moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Patterson:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the reports of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 42nd General Election of October 19, 2015 and associated matters dealing with Elections Canada's conduct of the election; and,

That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2016, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

After debate,

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

Charles Robert

Clerk of the Senate