At committee: Vance allegations, COVID-19 second wave and Canada-UK commerce

Amid contemporary revelations on the allegations of inappropriate behaviour on the a part of now-former chief of defence employees Jonathan Vance — and particularly, World Information’ unique interview with one of many ladies behind the claims — the DEFENCE committee, which is at the moment finding out the case, will hear from former Supreme Court docket justice Marie Deschamps, who headed up the landmark 2015 inquiry into sexual misconduct and harassment inside the Canadian Armed Forces that discovered an “underlying sexualized tradition” at each stage of the army. (11 AM – 1:30 PM)

Additionally on at this time’s witness checklist: retired colonel Michel Drapeau, now an adjunct professor on the College of Ottawa; Canadian Forces Faculty researcher Alan Okros; Mount Saint Vincent College affiliate professor Maya Eichler; and senior Defence officers, together with Denise Preston, government director of the Sexual Misconduct Response Centre, and Brig. Gen. Andrew Atherton, director normal {of professional} army conduct.

In the meantime, HEALTH members proceed to discover the “emergency scenario going through Canadians” because of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with knowledgeable testimony from Université Laval professor Gary Kobinger, a former member of the federal vaccine advisory board, in addition to Nationwide Analysis Council president Mitch Davies, CIFAR CEO Alan Bernstein, and senior Well being Canada medical adviser Supriya Sharma. (11 AM – 1:30 PM)

Ottawa’s ongoing response to the pandemic may also come underneath the parliamentary microscope at GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND ESTIMATES, which can hear from COVID-19 Provide Council members Tabatha Bull and David McHattie. (3:30 – 5:30 PM)

Additionally on the committee circuit at this time:

INTERNATIONAL TRADE members booked in for a one-hour briefing session with Small Enterprise Minister Mary Ng as they launch a lightning-round assessment of the interim post-Brexit commerce deal between Canada and the UK. (11 AM – 1 PM)
CANADIAN HERITAGE members look at the federal government’s proposed overhaul of Canada’s broadcasting regime via panel discussions with representatives from the Canadian Media Producers Affiliation, the Racial Fairness Media Collective, the Canadian Affiliation of Black Journalists, the Canada Media Fund, l’Affiliation des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec, and the Indigenous Display screen Workplace. (11 AM – 1 PM)
ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRIVACY AND ETHICS resumes its probe of privateness and fame safety offered by Pornhub and comparable on-line platforms with testimony from the Canadian Centre for Youngster Safety, the Nationwide Middle For Lacking & Exploited Kids, the RCMP, and Buddies of Canadian Broadcasting government director Daniel Bernhard. (11 AM – 2 PM)
VETERANS AFFAIRS survey representatives from the veteran group, in addition to advocates and caregivers, as a part of an ongoing assessment of the out there “helps and providers.” (3:30 – 5:30 PM)
NATURAL RESOURCES kicks off its examine into “essential minerals and related worth chains” with a panel dialogue with business representatives, together with the heads of Avalon Superior Supplies Inc., the Battery Metals Affiliation of Canada and the Yukon Chamber of Mines, as effectively as Eagle Graphite Company and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.” (11 AM – 1 PM)
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION holds two one-hour hearings as a part of its ongoing examine of recent measures to assist Hong Kong pro-democracy activists looking for asylum in Canada. VFS World executives Chris Dix and Jiten Vyas will converse within the morning, adopted by College of British Columbia professor Paul Evans, Saskatchewan Stands with Hong Kong co-director Henry Chan, and Immigration and Refugee Board officers within the afternoon. ( 9 – 10 AM/3:30 – 4:30 PM)

Holding closed-door drafting classes: FISHERIES AND OCEANS, which is at the moment engaged on its report on the implementation of Mi’kmaq treaty fishing rights, and the SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CANADA-CHINA RELATIONS.

Committee highlights courtesy of our associates at iPoliticsINTEL.