All Studies & Bills

Studies & Bills	Committee	Date Referred
Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	(2017-03-09)
Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers' Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts	Social Affairs, Science and Technology SOCI	(2017-03-09)
Study the potential impact of the effects of climate change on the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors	Agriculture and Forestry AGFO	(2017-03-09)
Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures	Foreign Affairs and International Trade AEFA	(2017-03-07)
Bill C-31, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine	Foreign Affairs and International Trade AEFA	(2017-03-07)
Study on issues relating to creating a defined, professional and consistent system for veterans as they leave the Canadian Armed Forces	Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs VEAC	(2017-03-07)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 12:04 PM Gary Walbourne, Ombudsman (National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman)
Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	(2017-03-02)
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018	National Finance NFFN	(2017-03-01)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 1:47 PM Shirley Carruthers, Acting Director General, Financial Resource Planning and Management Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Alexis Conrad, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) André Fillion, Chief of Staff (Materiel) (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Cliff Groen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Benefits Delivery Services, Transformation and Integrated Services Management Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Brigadier-General Werner Liedtke, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Director General, Financial Management (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Kathryn McDade, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Colonel Sylvain Ménard, Director, Defence Programme Coordination (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Doug Murphy, Director General of Social Policy, Strategic and Service Policy Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Pamela O'Donnell, Acting Director General, Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (Global Affairs Canada) Mark Perlman, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Arun Thangaraj, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Global Affairs Canada) Paul Thompson, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Jason Won, Director General, Financial Management and Advisory Services and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)) Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 9:30 AM Leah Anderson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Darlene Boileau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer (Infrastructure Canada) Grace Chenette, Executive Director, Corporate Services (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marc Fortin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Operations (Infrastructure Canada) Faith McIntyre, Director General, Policy and Research Division (Veterans Affairs Canada) Christopher Meyers, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Brian Pagan, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Glenn Purves, General Director, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Bradley Recker, Director, Fiscal Policy Division , Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Marcia Santiago, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Maureen Sinnott, Director General, Finance (Veterans Affairs Canada)
The expenditures set out in Library of Parliament Vote 1 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018	Library of Parliament (Joint) BILI	(2017-03-01)
Bill S-236, An Act to recognize Charlottetown as the birthplace of Confederation	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	(2017-02-28)

Orders of Reference

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