Supreme Court of Canada nominee to participate in question-and-answer session 

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable H. Wade MacLauchlan, Chairperson of the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments, will appear at the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The Honourable Michelle O’Bonsawin will then take part in a question-and-answer session with members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. They will be joined by Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs members and a member of the Green Party of Canada. This session will be moderated by Alain Roussy, Vice-Dean of the French Common Law Program of the Common Law Section at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa.

Meeting of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Date: Wednesday, August 24

Location:
Room 035-B
West Block
111 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario

Time: 10:00 a.m. (local time)

Question-and-answer Session with Nominee

Location:
Room 415
The Wellington Bldg              
180 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario

Time: 2:00 p.m. (local time)

Notes for Media:

• Simultaneous translation will be available.
• Media should arrive no later than 1:30 p.m.
• Journalists who are not members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery will require accreditation from the gallery in advance.

Virtual – media are invited to watch the session at the link below: https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony