The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (LCJC) is a
standing committee
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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
The administration of justice is the process by which the legal system of a government is executed. The presumed goal of such an administration is to provide justice for all those accessing the legal system. The phrase is also commonly used to d ...
,
law reform
Law reform or legal reform is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing change in a legal system, usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency.
Intimately related are law reform bodies or law commissions, ...
and all related matters; (3) the
judiciary
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; (4) all essentially
juridical matters; and (5)
private bills not otherwise specifically assigned to another committee, including those related to
marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...
and
divorce
Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...
(Rule 86(1)(k)
Members
The
Representative of the Government in the Senate (Canada), Representative of the Government in the Senate and
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.
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