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Human Rights


Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue No. 34 - Order of Reference


Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, September 20, 2018:

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan moved, for the Honourable Senator Bernard, seconded by the Honourable Senator MacDonald:

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 Forty-second Parliament be referred to the committee; and

That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than September 30, 2019.

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

Richard Denis
Interim Clerk of the Senate

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