Proceedings of the Standing Joint Committee for the 
Scrutiny of Regulations

Issue No. 45 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 13, 2018

OTTAWA, Thursday, December 13, 2018
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[Traduction]

The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations met this day at 8:30 a.m., in room 256-S, Centre Block, the joint chairs, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, and Mr. Harold Albrecht, presiding.

Members of the committee present representing the Senate: Honourable Senators Day and Mégie (2).

Members of the committee present representing the House of Commons: Harold Albrecht, Vance Badawey, Bob Benzen, Pierre Luc Dusseault, Ali Ehsassi, Fayçal El-Khoury, David Graham (for Jati Sidhu), Larry Miller, Ramesh Sangha, Francis Scarpaleggia, Martin Shields, and Geng Tan (12).

Also present: Marc-Olivier Girard, Joint Clerk of the Committee (House of Commons), Cynthia Kirkby, Acting General Counsel, and Shawn Abel, Counsel, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

The committee proceeded to consider its permanent order of reference, as set out in section 19, the Statutory Instruments Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. S-22, which provides for the following:

Every statutory instrument issued, made or established after December 31, 1971, other than an instrument the inspection of which and the obtaining of copies of which are precluded by any regulations made pursuant to paragraph 20(d), shall stand permanently referred to any committee of the House of Commons, of the Senate or of both Houses of Parliament that may be established for the purpose of reviewing and scrutinizing statutory instruments.

The joint chairs called the meeting to order.

Mr. Badawey moved:

That the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations appoint Ms. Geneviève Pilon and Mr. Geoffrey Ross Hilton as counsel to the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, pursuant to the agreement between the Joint Committee and the Library of Parliament.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Witnesses:

Global Affairs Canada:

Elissa Golberg, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy;

Cory Anderson, Director, Sanctions Policy and Operations Coordination Division.

In the matter of SOR/2006-164, Regulations Amending the United Nations Afghanistan Regulations; SOR/2014- 212, Regulations Amending the United Nations Al-Qaïda and Taliban Regulations; SOR/2007-44, Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on Iran; SOR/2007-204, Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on Lebanon; SOR/2007-285, Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations; SOR/2012-85 Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Burma); SOR /2008-248, Special Economic Measures (Zimbabwe) Regulations; SOR/2009-92, Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Somalia; SOR/2012-121, Regulations Amending the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Somalia; SOR/2010-84, Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on Eritrea; SOR/2011-114, Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations; SOR/2011-220 Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations; SOR/ 2011-330 Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Syria); SOR/2014-163, Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on the Central African Republic; and SOR/2014-213, Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on Yemen, Ms. Golberg made a statement, and then answered questions.

It was agreed:

That Global Affairs witnesses be recalled to testify on March 21, 2019.

At 9:34 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the joint chairs.

ATTEST:

François Michaud

Joint Clerk of the Committee