Justice Committee on April 13th, 2026

Evidence of meeting #23 for Justice and Human Rights in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was control.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-16

Committee Business

Members speaking

Before the committee

Zaccour Director of Legal Affairs, National Association of Women and the Law

Riendeau Co-Lead, Political Affairs, Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale

Barrette Lawyer and Project Manager, Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale

Champagne Secretary of the Order and Director of the Legal Department, Barreau du Québec

Copeland Deputy Director, Domestic Policy, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Crystal J. Giesbrecht Director of Research, Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Service of Saskatchewan

Marchand Member, Criminal Law Expert Group, Barreau du Québec

1:05 p.m.

Conservative

Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations, ON

You answered all of my questions. I wanted clarification on those two issues.

1:05 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal James Maloney

We'll end on the note that great minds think alike, Mr. Brock.

The meeting is adjourned.