The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources launches its study on the safety of hydrocarbon transportation in Canada. The study will examine and compare domestic and international regulatory regimes, standards, and best practices relating to the safe transport of hydrocarbons by transmission pipelines, marine tanker vessels and railcars. The full release … Read more
The Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has struck a bipartisan subcommittee of three members to review allegations raised in media reports with respect to Conservative Quebec Senator Patrick Brazeau’s living allowance. The chair of the subcommittee is Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador Senator Elizabeth Marshall. The other members are Liberal British Columbia Senator Larry … Read more
The absence of a standardized approach to research ethics review significantly impacts the time required to start up clinical trials in Canada and restricts the reporting of data in an open and transparent process. First and foremost, in changing the way clinical trials are done, must be the safety of Canadians and the effectiveness of … Read more
The government must make a clear commitment to respect Canadians’ language rights on the Internet and in new media and social media, regardless of their status or where they live, according to a report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages. Entitled "Internet, New Media and Social Media: Respect for Language Rights!," the committee’s … Read more
The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans tabled its report in the Senate entitled: The sustainable management of grey seal populations: A path toward the recovery of cod and other groundfish stocks. The report calls for the creation of a targeted removal program for grey seals in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to … Read more
Members of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples will visit Western and Northern Canada Sept. 24-28 and Oct. 1-3, 2012, as part of the committee’s ongoing study on Métis identity. In addition, senators will be visiting Métis settlement, rural and urban communities and meeting with elders and leaders of Métis organizations. These fact-finding activities … Read more
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (ENEV) released a unanimous report on Canada’s energy future, outlining an energy vision for Canada based on a clear and responsible path for Canadian energy development and a low- emissions economy. This strategy, Now or Never, draws on the expertise of more than 250 … Read more
As part of its ongoing study on Métis identity in Canada, the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples will be in Saskatchewan July 19-22, 2012, to conduct fact-finding activities. In addition to meeting with community elders and leaders of Métis organizations, senators will attend events at the Back to Batoche Days Métis cultural festival. Conservative … Read more
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources will release a report which spells out a vision for Canada’s energy future. The report draws on the expertise of more than 250 leading energy stakeholders to address the real and urgent challenges Canadians face in the new world energy order. Over a three … Read more
September 2012 will mark 20 years since the establishment of the British Columbia (B.C.) treaty process. To mark this anniversary, the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples Committee agreed to review and report on the status of the B.C. treaty process. The committee released its report entitled: A Commitment Worth Preserving: Reviving the British Columbia … Read more
