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The House of Commons: Report to Canadians 2014

Report to Canadians 2014

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Members’ Activities: In Committees


24

Standing committees

  • Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
  • Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics*
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Canadian Heritage
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Finance
  • Fisheries and Oceans
  • Foreign Affairs and International Development
  • Government Operations and Estimates*
  • Health
  • Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
  • Industry, Science and Technology
  • International Trade
  • Justice and Human Rights
  • National Defence
  • Natural Resources
  • Official Languages
  • Procedure and House Affairs
  • Public Accounts*
  • Public Safety and National Security
  • Status of Women*
  • Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
  • Veterans Affairs

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2

Standing joint committees

  • Library of Parliament
  • Scrutiny of Regulations*

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1

Special committee
  • Special Committee on Violence Against
    Indigenous Women

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*Committee chaired by a Member of the Official Opposition with a Vice-Chair from the governing party.

  • 10

    Members on each standing committee
  • 1,188

    Total committee meetings
  • 1,821

    Total hours of committee meetings
  • 3,737

    Witnesses appearances
  • 124

    Reports presented

Topics addressed by committees


Due to their size, committees provide an excellent opportunity
for in-depth discussions on a variety of topics.
In 2013–2014, these included:

  • Transportation of dangerous goods and safety management systems
  • Economic situation of Canada’s minority linguistic communities
  • Care of ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces members
  • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
  • Habitat conservation in Canada
  • Canadian entertainment software industry
  • Opportunities for Aboriginal persons in the workforce
  • Situation in Ukraine
  • Emerging digital payment systems
  • Strengthening the protection of women in the immigration system
* Committee chaired by a Member of the Official Opposition with a Vice-Chair from the governing party.

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