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THE STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE SCRUTINY OF REGULATIONS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Monday, October 28, 2024
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[English]
Pursuant to the orders of the Senate of February 10, 2022, February 1, 2023, and September 19, 2024, and the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations met this day in room W120, 1 Wellington Street, and with videoconference, at 11:03 a.m. ET, the joint chairs, the Honourable Yuen Pau Woo and Dan Albas, presiding.
Representing the Senate: The Honourable Senators Dean and Woo (2).
Representing the House of Commons: Dan Albas, Chris Bittle, Scott Davidson, Gord Johns, Tim Louis, Denis Trudel, Len Webber and Sameer Zuberi (8).
Representing the House of Commons by videoconference: Colin Carrie, Shaun Chen and Marie-France Lalonde (3).
Participating in the meeting: Carine Grand-Jean, Joint Clerk of the Committee, House of Commons; Tanya Dupuis, General Counsel, Geoffrey Hilton and Julie Lévesque, counsels, Library of Parliament.
The committee proceeded to consider its permanent order of reference, as set out in section 19 of 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.
In the matter of SOR/2017-230, Order Amending the Import Control List, it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2020-208, Interim Order No. 10 Amending the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit), it was agreed that committee counsel write to the Designated Instruments Officer of Employment and Social Development Canada with respect to certain comments made by the committee.
At 11:21 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:22 a.m., pursuant to rule 12-16 (3), the committee resumed in camera.
In the matter of SOR/2018-134, Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Designated Provisions – Projection of Directed Bright Light Source at an Aircraft), it was agreed that the file be closed.
At 11:31 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:32 a.m., the committee resumed in public.
In the matter of SOR/78-830, Wood Buffalo National Park Game Regulations, SOR/2010-140, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada National Parks Act (Miscellaneous Program), SOR/2011-217, Regulations Amending the National Historic Parks General Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) and SOR/2017-21, Regulations Amending Certain Parks Canada Agency Regulations (Miscellaneous Program), it was agreed that the files be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2020-173, Interim Order No. 7 Amending the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit), it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2020-187, Interim Order No. 8 Amending the Employment Insurance Act (Facilitated Access to Benefits), it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2017-261, Regulations Amending the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations, it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2018-204, Regulations Amending the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations, it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2020-167, By-law Amending Certain By-laws made Under the Canadian Payments Act, it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2021-201, Regulations Amending the Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations, it was agreed that the file be closed.
The committee considered the following statutory instruments without comment: SI/2020-10, Order Awarding the Operational Service Medal With the EXPEDITION Ribbon; SOR/2020-13, Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act; SI/2020-24, Order Designating the Minister of Labour as the Minister for the Purposes of that Act; SI/2020-25, Order Designating the Minister of Industry, who is a Federal Minister, to be the Minister for the Purposes of that Act; SI/2020-28, Order Designating the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development to be the Minister for the Purposes of that Act; SI/2020-54, Order Designating the Minister for International Trade to be the Minister for the Purposes of that Act; SOR/2020-169, Interim Order No. 6 Amending the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit); SOR/2020-188, Interim Order No. 9 Amending the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit); SI/2021-18, Proclamation Requesting that the People of Canada Set Aside April 17, 2021 as the Day on Which They Honour the Memory of His Late Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Who Passed Away on April 9, 2021; SI/2022-42, Proclamation Proclaiming that His Royal Highness Prince Charles Philip Arthur George Is Now, by the Death of Our Late Sovereign, King Charles the Third.
At 11:40 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the joint chairs.
ATTEST:
Sara Gajic
Acting Joint Clerk