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THE STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE SCRUTINY OF REGULATIONS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Monday, March 6, 2023
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[English]
Pursuant to the orders of the Senate of February 10, 2022 and February 1, 2023 and the order of the House of Commons of November 25, 2021, the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations met this day in room W120, 1 Wellington Street, and with videoconference, at 11:00 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, Élisabeth Brière, Scot Davidson, Jean-Denis Garon, Randall Garrison, Taleeb Noormohamed and Len Webber (7).
Representing the House of Commons by videoconference: Dean Allison, Jenica Atwin, Shaun Chen and Lena Diab (4).
Participating in the meeting: Christine Holke, Joint Clerk of the Committee, House of Commons; Ferda Simpson, Procedural Clerk and Elda Donnelly, Administrative Assistant, Senate of Canada; Tanya Dupuis, General Counsel and Geoffrey Hilton and Geneviève Lévesque, counsel, 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/2018-108, Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, (before the committee on May 16, 2022), it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2018-257, Order Designating Newfoundland and Labrador for the Purposes of Section 347.1 of the Criminal Code, it was agreed that committee counsel write to the Designated Instruments Officer of Department of Justice Canada with respect to certain comments made by the committee and that the file be closed.
In the matter of SI/2019-94, Order Amending the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act Deputy Heads of the Public Service of Canada Order, it was agreed that committee counsel write to the Designated Instruments Officer of the Privy Council Office with respect to certain comments made by the committee.
In the matter of SOR/2004-109, Regulations Amending the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations as amended by SOR/2018-185 (before the committee on November 23, 2006, May 28, 2009, April 29, 2010, November 25, 2010, March 24, 2011, February 27, 2014, May 15, 2014, October 9, 2014, May 28, 2015, April 14, 2016, June 2, 2016, June 16, 2016, February 9, 2017 and February 1, 2018), it was agreed that committee counsel write to the Designated Instruments Officer of Environment and Climate Change Canada with respect to certain comments made by the committee.
In the matter of SI/2018-98, Order Amending the Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals Directive, 1998 and SI/2019-1, Order authorizing members of the Order of Yukon to wear the insignia of the Order of Yukon, it was agreed that the files be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2019-201, Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Medical Certificate — Validity Period), it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2008-135, Order Amending Schedule I to the Access to Information Act and SOR/2008-136, Order Amending the Schedule to the Privacy Act, it was agreed that the files be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2021-147, Regulations Amending the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Ukraine) Regulations (Miscellaneous Program), it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2019-143, Order Repealing the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum), it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2022-151, Regulations Amending the Privacy Regulations, it was agreed that the file be closed.
In the matter of SOR/2019-144, Order Repealing the United States Surtax Order (Other Goods), it was agreed that the file be closed.
The committee considered the following Statutory Instruments without comment: SI/2018-55, Proclamation renaming “National Aboriginal Day” held on June 21 of each year as “National Indigenous Peoples Day”; SI/2018-85, Proclamation Designating “Fire Prevention Week”; SI/2018-100, Order Fixing June 17 and 18, 2019 as the Days on which Certain Provisions of the three Acts Come into Force; SI/2019-4, Order Fixing April 1, 2019 as the day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force; SI/2019-46, Order Fixing October 30, 2019 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of (1) the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2; and (2) the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 Come into Force; SI/2019-77, Order Fixing September 1, 2019 as the Day on which that Act Comes into Force; SI/2019-78, Order Fixing August 1, 2019 as the Day on which that Act Comes into Force; SI/2019-80, Order Fixing August 28, 2019 as the Date on which Certain Provisions of that Act Come into Force; SI/2019-82, Order Fixing July 1, 2020 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of that Act Come into Force; SI/2019-83, Order Fixing the Day on which this Order is Made as the Day on which Certain Provisions of that Act Come into Force; SI/2019-85, Order Fixing August 15, 2019 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of that Act Come into Force; SI/2019-88, Order Fixing November 30, 2019 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of that Act Come into Force; SI/2019-89, Proclamation Designating the Coming into Force of Part III; SI/2019-90, Order Fixing November 1, 2019 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the two Acts Come into Force; SI/2019-92, Order Fixing the Day on which this Order is Made as the Day on which Division 19 of Part 4 of that Act Comes into Force; SI/2019-95, Order Fixing the Day on which this Order is Made as the Day on which Certain Provisions of that Act Come into Force; SI/2019-96, Order Fixing January 1, 2020 as the Day on which that Act Comes into Force; SI/2019-98, Proclamation Dissolving Parliament; SI/2019-99, Proclamation Issuing Election Writs; SI/2019-100, Proclamation Summoning the House of Commons to Meet on November 18, 2019; SI/2019-101, Proclamation Designating “Fire Prevention Week.”
At 11:46 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the joint chairs.
ATTEST:
Sara Gajic
Joint Clerk of the Committee