ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS — Human Rights
Notice of Motion to Authorize Committee to Study Forced and Coerced Sterilization of Persons
October 1, 2020
Hon. Marilou McPhedran
Honourable senators, pursuant to rule 5-3, on behalf of the Honourable Senator Frum, I give notice that, at the next sitting of the Senate, she will move:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report on the forced and coerced sterilization of persons in Canada, particularly related to Indigenous women, when and if the committee is formed; and
That the committee submit its final report on this study to the Senate no later than December 30, 2021.