The Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology is currently examining a number of bills. It is currently focusing on Bill C-45, The Cannabis Act.
This committee typically meets every Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning when the Senate is sitting. For more information, please consult the Committee’s page on the Senate website.
Updates and Highlights
SOCI Committee Visits the East Coast to Study the Temporary Migrant Worker Program
A delegation from the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology visited P.E.I. and New Brunswick to learn about the temporary migrant worker program.
Adoption of the SOCI Report on the Role of Gender-based Analysis Plus in the Policy Process
Senator Omidvar spoke to the committee’s report on the role of Gender-based Analysis Plus in reducing barriers to an inclusive intersectional policy analysis.
WATCH: Migrant Workers Study
During the SOCI Committee’s Migrant Workers Study, Senator Omidvar asked about open-sector work permits, language tests, the caregiver program, and more.
WATCH: Discussing National Childcare, Employment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage
During a meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Senator Omidvar asked about national childcare, EI reform, and the need for a low-wage commission.
WATCH: Discussing the Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
During a meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Senator Omidvar asked Minister Hajdu if data collected as part of the Federal PTSD Framework will be examined through the lens of race and intersectionality.
WATCH: Discussing Bill S-223, An Act Respecting Kindness Week
During a meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Senator Omidvar asked Senator Munson about the importance of kindness on social media and among Parliamentarians, and how Kindness Week would support Black History Month.
WATCH: Discussing the Federal Response to COVID-19 with the Minister of Health and Department of Defence Officials
Senator Omidvar asked witnesses testifying before the Senate’s Social Affairs Committee about PPE for migrant workers, a home care allowance for seniors, and the need for more health professionals in the armed forces.
WATCH: Long Term Care & Canada’s Response to COVID-19
Senator Omidvar asked witnesses testifying before the Senate’s Social Affairs Committee about RIFFs, a stabilization fund for the charitable sector, and the COVID-19 death rate in private facilities.
WATCH: Discussing the Federal Response to COVID-19 with Mental Health Experts
Senator Omidvar asked witnesses testifying before the Senate’s Social Affairs Committee about mental health in marginalized communities, the return of children to school, and the impact of COVID-19 on children’s health charities.
WATCH: Essential Workers & Canada’s Response to COVID-19
Senator Omidvar asked witnesses testifying before the Senate’s Social Affairs Committee about migrant workers, PSWs, the nationalization of long term care facilities, and the release of nonviolent offenders during the pandemic.