Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16
Chair: The Honourable JIM MUNSON
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Issue No. 12
Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)
and
Twelfth and thirteenth meetings:
Issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations
WITNESSES
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer:
Jean-Denis Fréchette, Parliamentary Budget Officer;
Peter Weltman, Senior Director, Costing and Program Analysis.
University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs:
Ronald J. Deibert, Professor of Political Science (by video conference).
European Digital Rights:
Walter Van Holst, Vrijschrift (by video conference).
Department of Finance Canada:
Richard Botham, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch;
Martine Lajoie, Senior Advisor, Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch;
Harriet Jackson, General Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Global Affairs Canada:
Richard Arbeiter, Director General, Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion;
Patricia Pena, Director General, Economic Development;
Giuliana Natale, Director, Inclusion and Religious Freedom, Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion;
Pamela O'Donnell, Director and Deputy Head, Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs).
Cardus:
Andrew P.W. Bennett, Senior Fellow.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Jim Munson, Chair
The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Gagné, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Hubley, Martin, Nancy Ruth, Ngo, Omidvar
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)