Studies & Bills

Studies & Bills	Date Referred	note	note
Bill S-234, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Artist Laureate)	(2017-06-08)
The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 5, 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 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	(2017-05-08)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 3:00 PM Marie-Pier Côté, Assistant Director, Express Entry, Strategic Policy and Planning (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Matt De Vlieger, Acting Director General, Strategic Policy and Planning (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Victoria Henderson, Assistant Director, CFO Attestation Unit, Cost Management (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Karine Paré, Executive Director, Cost Management (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Vincent Wong, Acting Clinic Director (Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic) Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 2:15 PM Dale Clement, Board Member (Canadian Home Care Association) Omar Rajabali, Chief, Canada Health Transfer (CHT), the Canada Social Transfer (CST) and Northern Policy, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Marcel Saulnier, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Care Strategies Directorate, Strategic Policy Branch (Health Canada) Patrick Smith, National Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Mental Health Association) Jocelyne Voisin, Executive Director, Health Accord Secretariat, Strategic Policy Branch (Health Canada) Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2:14 PM Judith Andrew, Commissioner for Employers (Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC)) Rutha Astravas, Director, Special Benefits, Employment Insurance Policy (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Andrew Brown, Executive Director, Employment Insurance Policy (Employment and Social Development Canada) Barbara Byers, Secretary-Treasurer (Canadian Labour Congress) Margaret Hill, Senior Director, Strategic Policy and Legislative Reform, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Pierre Laliberté, Commissioner for Workers (Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC)) Monique Moreau, Vice President, National Affairs (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Chris Roberts, Director, Social and Economic Policy (Canadian Labour Congress) Charles Philippe Rochon, Acting Manager, Labour Standards and Wage Earner Protection Program, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Duncan Shaw, Director, Employment Insurance Part II Benefits and Measures, Employment Programs Policy and Design, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Nora Spinks, Chief Executive Officer (Vanier Institute of the Family) Rose Young, Manager, Employment Insurance Part II Benefits and Measures, Employment Programs Policy and Design (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:30 AM Dr. Alan Bernstein, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)) Jody Cox, Vice-president, Federal and International Affairs (Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association) Declan Hamill, Vice-President, Legal, Regulatory and Policy (Innovative Medicines Canada) Jim Keon, President (Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association) David K. Lee, Executive Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada) Alison McDermott, Director General, Program Coordination Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Keith McIntosh, Executive Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs (Innovative Medicines Canada) Naira Minto-Saaed, Director, Strategic Planning and Accountability Division, Resource Management and Operations Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada) Ed Morgan, Director General, Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada) Deryck Trehearne, Director General, Resource Management and Operations Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada)
Government response to the Sixth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs Science and Technology, entitled: Dementia in Canada: A national Strategy for Dementia-friendly Communities	(2017-04-13)
Bill C-233, An Act respecting a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias	(2017-03-28)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 10:30 AM The Honourable Robert Nicholson, P.C., M.P., Niagara Falls, Co-sponsor of the bill Robert Oliphant, M.P., Don Valley West, Co-sponsor of the bill The Honourable Senator Nancy Greene Raine, Sponsor of the bill Pauline Tardif, Chief Executive Officer (Alzheimer Society of Canada)
Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers' Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts	(2017-03-09)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 10:32 AM Denis Choinière, Director, Tobacco Products Regulatory Office, Tobacco Control Directorate (Health Canada) Anne-Marie LeBel, Counsel, Health Canada Legal Services (Health Canada) Suzy McDonald, Director General, Tobacco Products Directorate (Health Canada) Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 4:20 PM The Honourable Jane Philpott, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health (Health Canada) Hilary Geller, Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (Health Canada) Denis Choinière, Director, Tobacco Products Regulatory Office, Tobacco Control Directorate (Health Canada) Adam Doane, Senior Science Advisor, Tobacco Control Directorate (Health Canada) Anne-Marie LeBel, Counsel, Health Canada Legal Services (Health Canada) Suzy McDonald, Director General, Tobacco Products Directorate (Health Canada) Monday, April 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM John Britton, Director, UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (As an Individual) Neil Collishaw, Research Director (Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada) Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst (Canadian Cancer Society) David Hammond, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo (As an Individual) Amy Henderson, Manager, Public Policy (Canadian Lung Association) Dr. Peter Selby, Clinician Scientist, Addictions Division (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 10:31 AM Daniel David, Chairman (The Electronic Cigarette Trade Association of Canada) Eric Gagnon, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs (Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd) Michael Klander, Director of Corporate Affairs (Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.) Peter Luongo, Managing Director (Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.) D. Meshaila Sinnis, Board Member (Canadian Vaping Association) Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 4:16 PM Pippa Beck, Senior Policy Analyst (Non-Smokers’ Rights Association) Jaye Blancher, Director (Tobacco Harm Reduction Association of Canada) Satinder Chera, President (Canadian Convenience Stores Association) Gary Grant, Spokesperson (National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco) David Jones, Policy Advisor (Tobacco Harm Reduction Association of Canada) Melodie Tilson, Director of Policy (Non-Smokers’ Rights Association) Sébastien Tremblay Drolet, Category manager, Couche-Tard Inc. (Canadian Convenience Stores Association)
Bill S-210, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts	(2017-02-01)
Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act	(2016-12-15)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 10:30 AM Alec Attfield, Director General, Citizenship Branch (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Mary-Ann Hubers, Director, Citizenship Program Delivery (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 4:15 PM The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Alec Attfield, Director General, Citizenship Branch (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Teny Dikranian, Director, Legislation and Program Policy (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Mary-Ann Hubers, Director, Citizenship Program Delivery (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Paul MacKinnon, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Josh Paterson, Executive Director (B.C. Civil Liberties Association) Lorne Waldman, Lawyer (As an Individual) Robert D. Watt, former citizenship judge from British Columbia (As an Individual) Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 10:30 AM Craig Forcese, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Avvy Yao-Yao Go, Clinic Director (Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic) Reis Pagtakhan, Immigration Lawyer (As an Individual) Julie Taub, Immigration lawyer (As an Individual) Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:16 PM Barbara J. Caruso, Vice-Chair, Immigration Law Section (Canadian Bar Association) Réa Hawi, Lawyer, Secretariat of the Order and Legal Affairs (Barreau du Québec) Hugues Langlais, President, Immigration and Citizenship committee (Barreau du Québec) Audrey Macklin, Professor of Law, University of Toronto (As an Individual) Noah Shack, Director, Policy (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) Kathleen Terroux, Lawyer, Legislation and Law Reform (Canadian Bar Association)
Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (cruelty-free cosmetics)	(2016-12-13)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:30 AM Barbara Cartwright, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Federation of Humane Societies) Troy Seidle, Senior Director (Humane Society International) The Honourable Senator Carolyn Stewart Olsen, sponsor of the bill Witness to follow
Bill S-218, An Act respecting Latin American Heritage Month	(2016-12-12)
Bill C-210, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender)	(2016-12-06)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 10:37 AM Chris Champion, Editor, The Dorchester Review (As an Individual) Stephen Simpson (As an Individual) Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 4:16 PM The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth, Sponsor of the bill Kristen Kit, Athlete, Rowing Canada Aviron (As an Individual) Ramona Lumpkin, President and Vice-Chancellor, Mount Saint Vincent University (As an Individual)

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