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Bill C-341

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2023
An Act to Amend the Inquiries Act
  • This bill is about making changes to the way public inquiries are conducted in Canada. The proposed change is that the people who run these inquiries, called commissioners, would be appointed after talking to leaders of every political party in the House of Commons and getting their approval. This would be done through a resolution passed by the House of Commons. The reasoning behind this is to ensure that the process is fair and transparent.
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-341
An Act to amend the Inquiries Act
FIRST READING, June 13, 2023

Mr. Blanchet
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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Inquiries Act to provide that the commissioners who conduct public inquiries must be appointed after consultation with the leader of every recognized party in the House of Commons and approval of the appointment by resolution of that House.

Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca


1st Session, 44th Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-341

An Act to amend the Inquiries Act

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

R.‍S.‍, c. I-11

Inquiries Act

1 Section 3 of the Inquiries Act is replaced by the following:

Appointment of commissioners

3  Insertion start If Insertion end an inquiry as described in section 2 is not regulated by any special law, the Governor in Council may, by a commission, appoint persons as commissioners by whom the inquiry shall be conducted Insertion start after consultation with the leader of every recognized party in the House of Commons and approval of the appointment by resolution of that House Insertion end .
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons