Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) is a standing committee of the Canadian House of Commons.

Mandate

• The mandate and management of Department of Justice and its subsidiary agencies:
  • The Canadian Human Rights Commission
  • The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
  • The Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs of Canada
  • The Courts Administration Service
  • The Public Prosecution Service of Canada
  • The Supreme Court of Canada
• The state of organized crime in Canada
• Consideration of amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada

Membership

Party		Member	Riding
	Liberal	Anthony Housefather, Chair	Mount Royal, QC
	Liberal	Chris Bittle	St. Catharines, ON
	Liberal	Colin Fraser	West Nova, NS
	Liberal	Ahmed Hussen	York South—Weston, ON
	Liberal	Iqra Khalid	Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON
	Liberal	Ron McKinnon	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, ON
	Conservative	Ted Falk, Vice-Chair	Provencher, MB
	Conservative	Michael Cooper	St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
	Conservative	Rob Nicholson	Niagara Falls, ON
	New Democrat	Murray Rankin, Vice-Chair	Victoria, BC

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SJUS)
• Subcommittee on the Review of the Report on Organized Crime in Canada (SRRO)

References

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST)