Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Standing committee of the Senate of Canada
The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (LCJC) is a standing committee of the Senate of Canada. It has jurisdiction over legislation and matters relating to legal and constitutional matters generally, including: (1) federal-provincial relations; (2) administration of justice, law reform and all related matters; (3) the judiciary; (4) all essentially juridical matters; and (5) private bills not otherwise specifically assigned to another committee, including those related to marriage and divorce (Rule 86(1)(k)).[1]
Members
Caucus | Member | Province | |
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Conservative | Bob Runciman, chair | ON | |
Conservative | Denise Batters | SK | |
Conservative | Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu | QC | |
Conservative | Jean-Guy Dagenais | QC | |
Conservative | Tom McInnis | NS | |
Conservative | Paul McIntyre | NB | |
Conservative | Vernon White | ON | |
Independent Senators Group | Gwen Boniface | ON | |
Independent Senators Group | Tony Dean | ON | |
Independent Senators Group | Renée Dupuis | QC | |
Independent Senators Group | Kim Pate | ON | |
Independent Senators Group | Murray Sinclair | MB | |
Independent Senators Group | André Pratte | QC | |
Senate Liberal | George Baker, deputy chair | NL | |
Senate Liberal | Mobina Jaffer | BC | |
Senate Liberal | Serge Joyal | QC |
The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.
External links
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