THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
ORDER OF REFERENCE
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, June 9, 2026:
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten:
That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice:
1. pursuant to rule 10-11(1), the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine the subject matter of Bill C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures), introduced in the House of Commons on December 9, 2025, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate; and
2. for the purposes of its study, the committee be authorized to meet even though the Senate may then be sitting or adjourned, with the application of rules 12-18(1) and 12-18(2) being suspended in relation thereto.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
Shaila Anwar
Clerk of the Senate