LIAI Committee Report
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Special Joint Committees
Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD)
Mandate
In October 2023, motions were adopted in the House of Commons and Senate to re‑establish the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, in accordance with Recommendation 13 in the Second Report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying.
Summary of Committee Activity
From April 1 to August 31, 2024, the committee did not meet.
Membership (as of January 29, 2024)
Hon. Yonah Martin (Senate) (Joint Chair), René Arseneault (Joint Chair), Hon. Marie-Françoise Mégie (Senate) (Vice-Chair), Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Vice-Chair), Alistair MacGregor (Vice-Chair), Luc Thériault (Vice-Chair), Hon. Pierre J. Dalphond (Senate), Hon. Stanley Paul Kutcher (Senate), Hon. Pamela Wallin (Senate), Michael Cooper, Hon. Ed Fast, Darren Fisher, Annie Koutrakis, James Maloney, Francis Scarpaleggia
Expenditures (April 1 to August 31, 2024)
For general information on the following table, see the “Note to Reader—Expenditures.”
Study Name |
Witness Expenses ($) |
Video conferences ($) |
Working Meals ($) |
Hospitality ($) |
Other ($) |
Revenues ($) |
Total ($) |
Operational Budget |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Meetings, Witnesses, Briefs and Reports (April 1 to August 31, 2024)
For general information on the following table, see the “Note to Reader—Meetings, Witnesses, Briefs and Reports.”
Standing Committee and Subcommittee |
Total Number of Meetings |
Number of Televised Meetings |
Number of Webcast Meetings |
Number of Meetings with Video-conferencing |
Total Meeting Hours |
Number of Witnesses |
Number of Briefs |
Number of Reports |
Special Joint Committee (AMAD) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0h0m |
0 |
0 |
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SAMA) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0h0m |
0 |
0 |
Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0h0m |
0 |
0 |
Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency (DEDC)
Mandate
On 14 February 2022, the government invoked the Emergencies Act, issuing a declaration of a public order emergency and giving the federal government certain temporary powers.
The Emergencies Act sets out the procedure by which a national emergency can be declared and by which a declaration of emergency can be confirmed, continued, amended and revoked. It also provides for a supervisory role for Parliament.
The declaration of emergency was revoked on 23 February 2022 by proclamation. Under subsection 62(1) of the Emergencies Act, a parliamentary review committee must review the “exercise of powers and the performance of duties and functions pursuant to a declaration of emergency.” Accordingly, this special joint committee was established by motion of the Senate and House of Commons on March 3, 2022.
Summary of Committee Activity
From April 1 to August 31, 2024, the committee dealt with the following subjects (studies and activities):
Membership (as of August 31, 2024)
Hon. Gwen Boniface (Senate) (Joint Chair), Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Joint Chair), Matthew Green (Joint Chair), Hon. Claude Carignan (Senate) (Vice-Chair), Rachel Bendayan (Vice-Chair), Glen Motz (Vice-Chair), Hon. Peter Harder (Senate), Hon. Larry W. Smith (Senate), Larry Brock, James Maloney, Sherry Romanado
Expenditures (April 1 to August 31, 2024)
For general information on the following table, see the “Note to Reader—Expenditures.”
Study Name |
Witness Expenses ($) |
Video conferences ($) |
Working Meals ($) |
Hospitality ($) |
Other ($) |
Revenues ($) |
Total ($) |
Operational Budget |
0 |
0 |
588 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
588 |
Total |
0 |
0 |
588 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
588 |
Meetings, Witnesses, Briefs and Reports (April 1 to August 31, 2024)
For general information on the following table, see the “Note to Reader—Meetings, Witnesses, Briefs and Reports.”
Standing Committee and Subcommittee |
Total Number of Meetings |
Number of Televised Meetings |
Number of Webcast Meetings |
Number of Meetings with Video-conferencing |
Total Meeting Hours |
Number of Witnesses |
Number of Briefs |
Number of Reports |
Special Joint Committee (DEDC) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1h38m |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1h38m |
0 |
0 |
0 |