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JUST Committee Report

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Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act
In accordance with its Order of Reference of Monday, October 31, 2022, your committee has considered Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, and agreed on Thursday, December 1, 2022, to report it with the following amendments:

Clause 12

That Bill C-9, in Clause 12, be amended by adding after line 31 on page 6 the following:

“(2) If the reviewing member dismisses the complaint, they shall inform the complainant in writing of their decision and the reasons for it.

(3) The reasons shall not include information that is confidential or personal, or that is not in the public interest to disclose.”

That Bill C-9, in Clause 12, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 8 the following:

“(2) If the review panel dismisses the complaint, it shall inform the complainant in writing of its decision and the reasons for it.

(3) The reasons shall not include information that is confidential or personal, or that is not in the public interest to disclose.”

Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-9, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 37, 38, 39 and 41) is tabled.