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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17

Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN

Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017 (in camera)
Thursday, June 8, 2017

Issue No. 30

Second and third (final) meetings:

Subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 10 and 17 of Part 4 of Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures

Thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth (final) meetings:

Study on matters pertaining to delays in Canada's criminal justice system

Third (final) meeting:

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

First (final) meeting:

Bill S-236, An Act to recognize Charlottetown as the birthplace of Confederation

INCLUDING:
THE SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-44, Divisions 10 and 17)
THE SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Reports of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 42nd General Elections)
THE EIGHTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-236)
THE NINETEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Delays in Canada's criminal justice system)

WITNESSES

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Employment and Social Development Canada:

Gary Robertson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour Program;

Eric Advokaat, Senior Director, Occupational Health and Safety, Labour Program;

Charles Philippe Rochon, Acting Manager, Labour Standards and Wage Earner Protection Program, Labour Program.

Canada Industrial Relations Board:

Ginette Brazeau, Chairperson.

Canadian Labour Congress:

Hassan Yussuff, President;

Mike Luff, Senior Researcher.

FETCO:

Derrick Hynes, Executive Director.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

The Honourable Senator Diane F. Griffin, sponsor of the bill.

As an individual:

Edward MacDonald, Professor, Department of History, University of Prince Edward Island.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair

The Honourable George Baker, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Batters, Boisvenu, Dagenais, Duffy, Dupuis, Griffin, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., McIntyre, Omidvar, Pate, Pratte, *Smith (or Martin), White

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Duffy replaced the Honourable Senator Boniface (June 8, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Griffin replaced the Honourable Senator Sinclair (June 8, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Omidvar replaced the Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C. (June 1, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Pratte replaced the Honourable Senator Forest (June 1, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Forest replaced the Honourable Senator Pratte (May 31, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Lankin, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Omidvar (May 30, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Dagenais replaced the Honourable Senator Unger (May 18, 2017).

The Honourable Senator White replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (May 18, 2017).

The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (May 18, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Gold (May 18, 2017).

The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (May 18, 2017).

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