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{{Short description|Standing committee of the Senate of Canada}}
The '''Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (LCJC)''' is a [[standing committee (Canada)|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)).[http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/Committee_SenMandate.asp?Language=E&Parl=39&Ses=1&comm_id=11]

== Members ==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Caucus !! Member !! Province
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row}}||[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]|| [[Bob Runciman]], chair || ON
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row}}||[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]|| [[Denise Batters]] || SK
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row}}||[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]|| [[Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu]] || QC
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row}}||[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]|| [[Jean-Guy Dagenais]] || QC
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row}}||[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]|| [[Tom McInnis (Canadian politician)|Tom McInnis]] || NS
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row}}||[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]|| [[Paul McIntyre (politician)|Paul McIntyre]] || NB
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row}}||[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]|| [[Vernon White (politician)|Vernon White]] || ON
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row}}||[[Independent Senators Group]]|| [[Gwen Boniface]] || ON
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row}}||[[Independent Senators Group]]|| [[Tony Dean (Canadian senator)|Tony Dean]] || ON
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row}}||[[Independent Senators Group]]|| [[Renée Dupuis]] || QC
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row}}||[[Independent Senators Group]]|| [[Kim Pate]] || ON
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row}}||[[Independent Senators Group]]|| [[Murray Sinclair]] || MB
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row}}||[[Independent Senators Group]]|| [[André Pratte]] || QC
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}||[[Senate Liberal Caucus|Senate Liberal]]|| [[George Baker (Canadian politician)|George Baker]], deputy chair || NL
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}||[[Senate Liberal Caucus|Senate Liberal]]|| [[Mobina Jaffer]] || BC
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}||[[Senate Liberal Caucus|Senate Liberal]]|| [[Serge Joyal]] || QC
|}

The [[Representative of the Government in the Senate (Canada)|Representative of the Government in the Senate]] and [[Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada|Leader of the Opposition in the Senate]] are both ex-officio members of the committee.

==External links==
* {{official|https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/lcjc/}}

{{Canadian Parliament Standing Committees}}

[[Category:Committees of the Senate of Canada]]