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NEWS RELEASE

THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

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Senate Committee Reports on Bill S-209

Ottawa (June 14, 2012) - The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs presented its report today on Bill S-209, an Act to amend the Criminal Code (prize fights).

Bill S-209 was referred to the committee by the Senate on April 26, 2012, for further consideration. The committee completed its study of the bill, and has reported back to the Senate with an amendment. The committee’s report will be taken into consideration at the next sitting of the Senate.

For a copy of the committee’s report on the bill, please see:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/411/lcjc/rep/rep14jun12-e.htm

Background information on this bill can be found on the Parliament of Canada’s LEGISinfo website here: http://bit.ly/KnVc1H

The committee’s schedule of meetings, mandate, membership, recent reports and minutes of proceedings can be found at: http://senate-senat.ca/lcjc-e.asp.  

The Senate of Canada is on Twitter: @SenateCA, follow the committee using the hashtag #LCJC.

For more information, please contact:

Brigitte Lemay
Media Relations
Tel.: 613-996-7136
Email: lemay@sen.parl.gc.ca 

Shaila Anwar
Committee Clerk
Tel.: 613-991-0719
Email: anwars@sen.parl.gc.ca

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