Parliament Institution: Senate

Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (property qualifications of Senators), was debated at second reading.

Bill S-212, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors), was debated at second reading.

Bill S-210, An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Youth in Canada (Commissioner for Children and Youth in Canada Act), continued to be debated at second reading.

The Senate will resume sitting on Tuesday, November 3, at 2 p.m.

Bill S-215, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, was introduced and read a first time.

A motion put forward by Senator Kim Pate, that the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report on issues relating to the human rights of federally sentenced persons in the correctional system, with reference to both national and international law and standards, as well as to examine the situation of … Read more