The House of Commons: Report to Canadians 2013
Report To
Canadians 2013
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
2
Standing Joint Committees
- Library of Parliament
- Scrutiny of Regulations*
2
Special Committees
- Special Committee on Co-operatives
- Special Committee on
Violence Against Indigenous Women
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12Members on each standing committee
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1,134Total committee meetings
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1,873Total hours of committee meetings
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3,475Witnesses appeared
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148Reports presented
Topics addressed by committees
Due to their size, committees provide an excellent opportunity for in-depth discussions on a variety of topics.
In 2012–2013, these included:
- Privacy and social media
- Intellectual property
- Ensuring the security of Canada’s immigration system
- Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India
- Urban conservation practices
- Sexual harassment in the federal workplace
- Barriers to filling low-skill jobs
- Invasive species that pose a threat to the Great Lakes ecosystem
- Innovative transportation technologies
* Committee chaired by a Member of the Official Opposition with a Vice-Chair from the governing party.