The Week Ahead, March 23-27

Monday, March 23 •The House Canadian Heritage Committee will meet to continue its review of the Canadian feature film industry and will hear witness testimony from the Canadian Media Production Association, New Real Films, Pope Productions, the Canada Council for the Arts, the National Film Board of Canada, and Telefilm Canada. •The House International Trade Committee will meet to continue its study on Competing Globally: Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized businesses and will hear witness testimony from B Corp Canada, Figure 1, Padre Software Inc., and Corvus Energy. •The House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee will meet in-camera to discuss drafting instructions for a report on the growing problem of identity theft and its economic impact. •The House Justice and Human Rights Committee will meet to continue its study of the subject matter of Bill C-583, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) and will hear witness testimony from the Office of the Correctional Investigator, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services and Rodney Snow. •The House National Defence Committee will meet to continue its study on the Defence of North America and will hear witness testimony from officials from the Department of National Defence. •The House Public Accounts Committee will meet to study Chapter 6, Nutrition North Canada, from the fall 2014 report from the auditor general and will hear testimony from Auditor General Michael Ferguson and his principal, Glenn Wheeler, as well as from the department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. •The House Subcommittee on a Code of Conduct for Members will meet in-camera to discuss subcommittee business. •The House Public Safety Committee will meet to continue its study of Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015 and will hear witness testimony from professor Salim Mansur; the Protect our Privacy Coalition’s Stephen Anderson, executive director of OpenMedia, and Solomon Friedman, lawyer Canada’s National Firearms Association; Simon Fraser associate professor Garth Davies; Massey College’s Hugh Segal; Louise Vincent; and Royal Military College’s associate dean and associate professor of faculty of arts Christian Leuprecht. •The Senate Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs will meet to do clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-27, the Veterans Hiring Act. •The Senate National Security and Defence Committee will meet to study Bill C-44, An Act to Amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and other Acts, and will hear testimony from lawyer Paul Copeland; professor Garth Davies; professor Craig Forcese; and professor Christian Leuprecht, before beginning clause-by-clause consideration. •The Senate Committee on Official Languages will meet to continue its study of best practices for language policies and second-language learning and will hear witness testimony from the Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française, the Quebec Federation of Parents’ Committees and the Embassy of Switzerland to Canada, including Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada Beat Nobs. Tuesday, March 24 •The House Veterans Affairs Committee will meet to continue its study on a continuum of transition services and will hear witness testimony from the Royal Canadian Legion, the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research, and the Caregivers Brigade. •The House Citizenship and Immigration Committee will meet to continue its study on promoting economic prosperity through settlement services and will hear witness testimony from the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia, the International organization for Migration, S.U.C.C.E.S.S., Centre for Immigrant and Community Services, Pathways to Prosperity Partnership, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. •The House Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on its study into the human rights situation in Honduras and then to discuss committee business. •The House Status of Women Committee will meet to continue its study of women in skilled trades and science, technology, engineering and mathematics occupations and will hear witness testimony from officials from the department of Employment and Social Development, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, officials from Status of Women Canada, and officials from the department of Citizenship and Immigration. •The House Fisheries and Oceans Committee will meet to continue its study of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, and will hear witness testimony from the Fisheries Council of Canada and the Canadian Maritime Law Association. •The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee will meet to study renovations and associated costs for the Parliamentary Precinct renovation project and will hear testimony from the department of Public Works and Government Services. •The Procedure and House Affairs Committee will meet in-camera to discuss the question of privilege regarding the free movement of MPs within the Parliamentary Precinct and then will consider a draft report on its review of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons. •The House Human Resources Committee will meet to continue its study exploring the potential of social finance in Canada and will hear testimony from the Peel Multicultural Council, United Way Ottawa, and Eden Community Food Bank before moving in-camera to discuss committee business. •The House Natural Resources Committee will meet to continue its study of Bill C-46, An Act to amend the National Energy Board Act and the Canada Oil and Gas operations Act and will hear witness testimony from officials from the department of Natural Resources. •The House Transport Committee will meet to continue its study of Bill C-627, An Act to Amend the Railway Safety Act and will hear testimony from Conservative MP Joyce Bateman, then will get a briefing from the Canadian National Railway Company on recent derailments in Ontario. •The House Public Safety Committee is also expected to meet twice to hear witness testimony on Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015. •The Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee will meet to continue its study on challenges relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves and will hear testimony from officials from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat. •The Senate International Economy, Budgets and Administration committee will meet in-camera to discuss administrative and other matters. •The Senate National Finance Committee will meet in-camera to consider draft reports on the main estimates for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016. •The Senate Transport and Communications Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on its study on the challenges faced by the CBC. •The Senate Conflict of Interest for Senators Committee will meet in-camera to consider matters relating to the Conflict of Interest Code for Senators. •The Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee will meet to study international market access priorities for the Canadian agricultural and agri-food sector and will hear testimony from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council and Professor Bruno Larue. Wednesday, March 25 •The House National Defence Committee will meet to discuss a number of order in council appointments, including Deputy Minister of National Defence, Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, and the appointment of chief of the Communications Security Establishment. •The House Public Safety Committee is expected to meet once to hear witness testimony on Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015. •The Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee will meet in camera to consider a draft report on its study on challenges relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves. •The Senate Transport and Communications Committee will meet in camera to consider a draft report on its study on the challenges faced by the CBC. •The Senate Banking Trade and Commerce Committee will meet to study the use of digital currency and will hear testimony from Rodger Voorhies, director of financial services for the poor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. •The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee will meet. Thursday, March 26 •The House Status of Women Committee will meet to continue its study of women in skilled trades, sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics occupations and will hear witness testimony from Statistics Canada director Alison Hale and will move in-camera to consider a draft report on the economic leadership and prosperity of Canadian women and then discuss committee business. •The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee will meet to study the order-in-council-appointment of Joe Friday to the position of public sector integrity interim commissioner, with Mr. Friday set to appear as a witness. •The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure will meet to discuss committee business. •The House Foreign Affairs and International Development Subcommittee on International Human Rights will meet to study the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide: A Study of the Crisis of Children Born of Rape. •The House Public Safety Committee is expected to meet twice to hear witness testimony on Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act. •The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee will meet. •The Joint Library of Parliament Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft agenda.

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