Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (LCJC) is a standing committee of the Senate of Canada. It has jurisdiction over legislation and matters relating to legal and constitutional matters generally, including: (1) federal-provincial relations; (2) administration of justice, law reform and all related matters; (3) the judiciary; (4) all essentially juridical matters; and (5) private bills not otherwise specifically assigned to another committee, including those related to marriage and divorce (Rule 86(1)(k)).

Members

Caucus		Member	Province
	Conservative|| Bob Runciman, chair || ON
	Conservative|| Denise Batters || SK
	Conservative|| Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu || QC
	Conservative|| Jean-Guy Dagenais || QC
	Conservative|| Tom McInnis || NS
	Conservative|| Paul McIntyre || NB
	Conservative|| Vernon White || ON
	Independent Senators Group|| Gwen Boniface || ON
	Independent Senators Group|| Tony Dean || ON
	Independent Senators Group|| Renée Dupuis || QC
	Independent Senators Group|| Kim Pate || ON
	Independent Senators Group|| Murray Sinclair || MB
	Independent Senators Group|| André Pratte || QC
	Senate Liberal|| George Baker, deputy chair || NL
	Senate Liberal|| Mobina Jaffer || BC
	Senate Liberal|| Serge Joyal || QC

The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.

External links

• Official website