Date / Time	Committee	Studies & Bills	Location	Note
May 1, 2017 1:00 PM 5/1/2017 1:00 PM	National Security and Defence	Study on issues related to the Defence Policy Review presently being undertaken by the government Consideration of a draft report Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)	Room 2, Victoria Building	Cancelled In Camera
May 1, 2017 5:00 PM 5/1/2017 5:00 PM	Official Languages	Study on Canadians’ views about modernizing the Official Languages Act Sébastien Benedict, Manager, Government and Community Relations (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité) Jean-Guy Bigeau, Chief Executive Officer (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité) Justin Johnson, President (Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française) Simon Methot, Youth Project Officer (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité) Josée Vaillancourt, Executive Director (Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française)	Room 257, East Block
May 2, 2017 9:00 AM 5/2/2017 9:00 AM	Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators	Consideration of an inquiry report of the Senate Ethics Officer Consideration of a draft report	Room 172-E, Centre Block	In Camera
May 2, 2017 9:30 AM 5/2/2017 9:30 AM	Transport and Communications	Study on the regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of connected and automated vehicles Vincent Gogolek, Executive Director (BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association) Philippa Lawson, Barrister and Solicitor (BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association) Todd Litman, Executive Director (Victoria Transport Policy Institute)	Room 2, Victoria Building
May 2, 2017 9:30 AM 5/2/2017 9:30 AM	Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament	Future business of the committee	Room 356-S, Centre Block	In Camera
May 2, 2017 9:30 AM 5/2/2017 9:30 AM	National Finance	Study on the federal government infrastructure funding program Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)	Room 9, Victoria Building	In Camera
May 2, 2017 5:00 PM 5/2/2017 5:00 PM When the Senate rises but not before time shown above.	Fisheries and Oceans	Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending captivity of whales and dolphins) Richard Louv, Journalist and Author (As an Individual) Kathryn Sussman, Consultant to Vancouver Humane Society, Zoocheck Inc. and Whale Sanctuary Project (As an Individual) Ingrid Visser, Founder and Principal Scientist (Orca Research Trust)	Room 9, Victoria Building*
May 2, 2017 6:00 PM 5/2/2017 6:00 PM When the Senate rises but not before time shown above.	Agriculture and Forestry	The potential impact of the effects of climate change on the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors Yves Leduc, Director, Policy and International Trade (Dairy Farmers of Canada) Ron Maynard, Member of Board of Directors (Dairy Farmers of Canada)	Room 2, Victoria Building
May 3, 2017 11:30 AM 5/3/2017 11:30 AM	Human Rights	Study on the issues relating to the human rights of prisoners in the correctional system Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada (Office of the Auditor General of Canada) Teneisha Green, Master`s Student, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Jasmine Hébert, Master`s Student, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Ana Kovacic, Master's Student, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Carol McCalla, Principal (Office of the Auditor General of Canada) Justin Piché, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa (As an Individual)	Room 9, Victoria Building
May 3, 2017 12:00 PM 5/3/2017 12:00 PM	Senate Modernization (Special)	Consider methods to make the Senate more effective within the current constitutional framework Adam Dodek, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) John Whyte, Senior Policy Fellow, Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy (As an Individual)	Room 257, East Block

* Please note meeting changes.

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