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CPC (ON)
View Mike Wallace Profile
2014-05-15 11:00
We're here at the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, meeting number 25.
For the orders of the day, we have the committee business that we weren't able to complete at the last meeting because our guests took up the whole time, which was fine. But we do have the main estimates. We have looked at the mains here as a committee, so what we need to do, and what we'd like to do first, is to deal with them. I want to deal with them in the same way we deal with them in the House, so I will read them out, and we'll do it on division, as is the norm.
So if you could just bear with us for a minute guests, we'll be with you in a second.
For the main estimates of 2014, I call the following votes:
CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$19,639,234
(Vote 1 agreed to on division)
CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL
Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$4,145,232
(Vote 1 agreed to on division)
COMMISSIONER FOR FEDERAL JUDICIAL AFFAIRS
Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$8,643,425
Vote 5—Canadian Judicial Council—Operating expenditures..........$1,513,611
(Votes 1 and 5 agreed to on division)
COURTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICE
Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$61,260,445
(Vote 1 agreed to on division)
JUSTICE
Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$236,861,079
Vote 5—The grants listed in the Estimates and contributions..........$317,485,223
(Votes 1 and 5 agreed to on division)
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$149,579,834
(Vote 1 agreed to on division)
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$22,307,652
(Vote 1 agreed to on division)
The Chair: Shall the chair report vote 1 under the Canadian Human Rights Commission, vote 1 under the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal; votes 1 and 5 under the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs; vote 1 under Courts Administration Service; votes 1 and 5 under Justice; vote 1 under the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; and vote 1 under the Supreme Court of Canada to the House?
Some hon. members: Agreed.
An hon. member: On division.
The Chair: I'll report those back, thank you very much.
We have two more quick items.
First, the supplementary estimates (A) were introduced in the House yesterday. There are no supplementary (A)s for this committee, so we won't need to deal with supplementary them, which makes me very sad. Anyway, there aren't any, so we have nothing to do.
Second, we made a commitment that we would try to bundle witnesses—you can see here today that we have the police forces. We have one issue. The people from Facebook cannot make it on the day that we're having other Internet providers here. They're willing to come a week later, so with the permission of the committee, we will put them on another panel. It might not be a full bundle, but we'll have Facebook as an organization.
We do want them here. I would agree with that.
Okay? Thank you very much.
As to the order of reference of Monday, April 28, 2014, Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, we have witnesses today to talk to us about the bill.
We have the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police here, with Mr. Jim Chu. From the Ontario Provincial Police we have Carson Pardy. From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police we have Joe Oliver. And there are others here with them, who will introduce themselves. From Halifax by video conference we have Jean-Michel Blais, the chief of police.
Thank you for joining us. Each organization will get 10 minutes to address the committee, and then there will be a question and answer period.
My first witness today is from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
Mr. Chu, the floor is yours.
Isabelle Roy
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Isabelle Roy
2013-11-26 12:53
Okay.
The bill strips the tribunal of any jurisdiction in relation to allegations of violations of the Canadian Human Rights Act in the workplace for federal public service workers, granting exclusive jurisdiction to the new board. Under the present federal human rights scheme, a finding of discrimination against an employee may attract a direction that the employer cease the discriminatory practice and take measures, in consultation with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, to redress the practice. This power is not provided to the PSLREB in Bill C-4.
The proposed legislation will extend the discretion to dismiss grievances on the basis that they are considered trivial, frivolous, vexatious, or made in bad faith to the employer. Traditionally this was a power granted to independent bodies, like the CHRT or the PSLRB. It's unprecedented to give the employer this ability to unilaterally dismiss grievances before they're even heard. Don't be surprised if there's an increase in the number of grievances that end up in front of this new board for that very reason.
In conclusion, Bill C-4 erodes the associational rights of public servants to fair collective bargaining and their individual rights to prompt, efficient, and unbiased dispute resolution.
Division 17 constitutes an unjustified violation of the freedom of association guaranteed by the charter and is unconstitutional.
Divisions 17 and 18 should be separated from Bill C-4 to allow for proper consultations with stakeholders so that a true modernization of labour relations in the federal public service can take place, as opposed to proceeding with this regressive proposed legislation.
Thank you.
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