Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights
Issue 7 - Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Reports of the Committee
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights has the honour to present its
NINTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, to examine and report upon Canada's international obligations in regard to the rights and freedoms of children. In particular, the Committee was authorized to examine: Our obligations under the United nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; and, whether Canada's legislation as it applies to children meets our obligations under this Convention, respectfully requests that the date of presenting its final report be extended from March 22, 2005 to March 31, 2006 and that the Committee retain until April 30, 2006 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.
Respectfully submitted,
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights has the honour to present its
TENTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, to examine and monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations, respectfully requests that the date of presenting its final report be extended from December 23, 2005 to March 31, 2006 and that the Committee retain until April 30, 2006 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.
Respectfully submitted,
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights has the honour to present its
ELEVENTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, to invite from time to time the President of Treasury Board, the President of the Public Service Commission, their officials, as well as other witnesses to appear before the Committee for the purpose of examining cases of alleged discrimination in the hiring and promotion practices of the Federal Public Service and to study the extent to which targets to achieve employment equity for minority groups are being met, respectfully requests that the date of presenting its final report be extended from December 23, 2005 to March 31, 2006 and that the Committee retain until April 30, 2006 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.
Respectfully submitted,
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights has the honour to present its
TWELFTH REPORT
Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, to invite the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs to appear with his officials before the Committee for the purpose of updating the members of the Committee on actions taken concerning the recommendations contained in the Committee's report entitled A Hard Bed to lie in: Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve, tabled in the Senate November 4, 2003, respectfully requests that the date of presenting its final report be extended from March 31, 2005 to March 31, 2006 and that the Committee retain until April 30, 2006 all powers necessary to publicize its findings.
Respectfully submitted,
A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK
Chair