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02:00:56

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology – June 12, 2024 (1 of 2)

CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.
00:04:58

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - February 28, 2024

The committee meets for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-252, an Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week.
01:58:35

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology – February 15, 2024

The committee continues its study of Bill S-252, an Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week. Jolene Hansell (Criminal Lawyers' Association) and Patrick Baillie, Dan Cozine, and Patrick Fleming (as individuals) appear as witnesses.
01:15:51

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - February 7, 2024

The committee continues its study of Bill S-235, an Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Sen. Mobina Jaffer (the bill's sponsor), Tamara Mosher-Kuczer (Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association), and Kate Webster (Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers) appear as witnesses.
01:19:04

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - December 14, 2023

Senators meet to review reports from the auditor general. Appearing as witnesses are Auditor General Karen Hogan, Carey Agnew, Markirit Armutlu, Jean Goulet and Carol McCalla (Office of the Auditor General of Canada).
01:00:27

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - December 7, 2023

Senators meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-244, an Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Council). Appearing as a witness is Mona Nandy (Employment and Social Development Canada).
01:45:53

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - December 6, 2023

Senators meet to study Bill S-235, an act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Appearing as witnesses are representatives from Legal Aid Ontario, the Black Legal Action Centre, UNICEF Canada, the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario and Peel Children’s Aid Society. Testifying as an individual is Fatuma Alyaan.
01:37:43

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - November 29, 2023

Senators meet to discuss Bill S-244, an Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Council). Appearing as witnesses are Senator Diane Bellemare, sponsor of the bill, along with Nancy Healey and Pierre Laliberté (Canada Employment Insurance Commission), Bea Bruske (Canadian Labour Congress) and Erin Harrison (Unifor).
01:53:13

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - November 23, 2023

Senators meet to begin their study of Bill S-235, an act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Appearing as witnesses at the committee are Senators Mobina Jaffer (sponsor of the bill) and Kim Pate along with officials from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency.
01:04:00

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - November 9, 2023

Senators meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-35, an Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. Appearing at the committee as witnesses are Michelle Lattimore and Cheri Reddin (Employment and Social Development Canada).
01:45:25

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - November 8, 2023

Senators meet to continue their study and clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-35, an Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. Appearing at the committee as witnesses are Julie Beaulieu Mason, Lisa Lacenaire, Michel LeBlanc (New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) and Michelle Lattimore (Employment and Social Development Canada).
02:00:00

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - November 2, 2023

Senators meet to examine Bill C-35, an Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Krista Carr (Inclusion Canada), Brenda Lenahan (BC Complex Kids Society), David Macdonald (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives), Julie Savard-Shaw (The Prosperity Project), Lisa Wolff (UNICEF Canada) and Jamie Metsala.
01:47:44

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - November 1, 2023

The committee meets to study Bill C-35, an Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are representatives from the Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Pedagogies Network, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, The Canadian Bar Association and Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak.
01:58:49

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - October 26, 2023

Senators meet to discuss Bill C-35, an Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are representatives from several groups with interests in child care.
01:59:49

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - October 25, 2023

Senators meet to examine Bill C-35, an Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. Appearing as witnesses at the committee are Julie Bisnath (Child Care Providers Resource Network), Krystal Churcher (Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs), Beth Deazeley (College of Early Childhood Educators), Emily Gawlick (Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia), Peter Jon Mitchell (Cardus) and Sandra Mullen (National Union of Public and General Employees).
01:51:00

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - October 19, 2023

The committee meets to study Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Morna Ballantyne (Child Care Now), Jane Bertrand (Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc.), Martha Friendly (Childcare Resource and Research Unit), Jodie Kehl (Manitoba Child Care Association), Jessica Lue (YMCA Canada), Jennifer Nangreaves (Early Childhood Development Association of Prince Edward Island) and Taya Whitehead (Canadian Child Care Federation).
00:44:56

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - October 5, 2023

Senators meet to continue their study of Canada's temporary and migrant workforce. Appearing as a witness before the committee as an individual is Tomoya Obokata, the United Nations special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery.
01:56:55

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - October 4, 2023

The committee resumes its study of Canada's temporary and migrant labour force. Appearing as witnesses are Noel Baldwin (Future Skills Centre), Jim Stanford (Centre for Future Work), as well as professor Mikal Skuterud, professor emeritus Mohammad Qadeer and Armine Yalnizyan as individuals.
01:57:15

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - September 28, 2023

Senators meet to continue their study of Canada's temporary and migrant labour force. Appearing before the committee to answer questions is Randy Boissonnault, minister of employment, workforce development and official languages. Appearing as witnesses are officials from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada.
01:53:03

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Social Affairs, Science and Technology - September 27, 2023

The committee meets to examine issues concerning Canada's temporary and migrant labour force. Appearing as witnesses are Larissa Bezo (Canadian Bureau for International Education), Arin Goswami and Anmol Sanotra (Naujawan Support Network ), Donald Walmsley (Neepawa and Area Immigrant Settlement Services), and Catherine Bryan (as an individual).