Parliament Institution: Senate

Bill S-236, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act, was introduced and read a first time.

The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence presented its second report, Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism, without amendment but with observations.

Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, was debated at third reading.

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology presented four reports: Sixth Report: The implementation and success of a federal framework on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by the Government of Canada Seventh Report: Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave), without amendment Eighth Report: Bill S-211, An Act to … Read more