The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance launched its pre-budget consultations process for this year, and is inviting Canadians to participate in this important process. The process will result in a report to be tabled in the House of Commons in December 2018, and this report will be considered by the Minister of Finance … Read more
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians delivered to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) a special report addressing security concerns arising from his official visit to India in February 2018. The classified report details 18 findings and six recommendations of a comprehensive, independent review of allegations of foreign interference in Canadian political affairs, risks … Read more
A report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts presented to the House of Commons finds that Correctional Service Canada provided women offenders with correctional programs, such as mental health, employment and training services, but did not do so in a manner that adequately supported their timely and successful social reintegration. The committee studied the Auditor General’s … Read more
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities presented to the House of Commons a report entitled Canada’s Ocean War Graves. The report includes six recommendations relating to, among other things, the need to develop standalone legislation to protect Canada’s ocean war graves. “Based on the compelling testimony provided by witnesses, our Committee … Read more
The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology will shift its statutory review of the Copyright Act to the music, radio, television and film sectors in early June. The Committee encourages Canadians to submit briefs on the topic of copyright and music, as well as copyright and television, film and radio, as early as possible. The full release is … Read more
Liberal MP Neil Ellis (Bay of Quinte, Ont.), Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, tabled a report entitled A Seamless Transition to Civilian Life for All Veterans: It’s Time for Action. “We chose this title to underscore the frustration that many veterans expressed throughout the study,” said Ellis. “Reiterating the recommendations … Read more
Conservative MP Kevin Sorenson (Battle River-Crowfoot, Alta.), Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the committee’s 46th report, Report 6, Royal Military College of Canada—National Defence, of the Fall 2017 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada. In the fall of 2017, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada released a performance audit determine … Read more
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs is undertaking a study on Indigenous veterans. The Committee plans to hold seven meetings in Ottawa until mid-June, and a delegation of MPs will travel across Canada to meet with Indigenous veterans in late May. In a second part of this study, the Committee also hopes … Read more
The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women invites the public to submit written briefs for the Committee’s study on Barriers Facing Women in Politics. The Committee will be examining barriers facing women in politics, including, but not limited to: barriers in the candidate recruitment and selection process, male-dominated professional networks, and mentorship opportunities; … Read more
Liberal MP Bill Casey (Cumberland-Colchester, N.S.), Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, presented the Committee’s sixteenth report entitled A Study on the Status of Antimicrobial Resistance in Canada and Related Recommendations. In presenting the report to the House of Commons, Casey stressed that “antimicrobial resistance is a global health emergency, and Canada … Read more
