Government House Leader Announces New House of Commons Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel
Mr. Michel Bédard is a bilingual legal counsel who has trained and practised in both Canadian common law and civil law.
- Mr. Michel Bédard is a bilingual legal counsel who has trained and practised in both Canadian common law and civil law.
- He first held the post of Parliamentary Counsel within the Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel (OLCPC) of the Senate of Canada in 2014, providing legal and legislative advice and services to the Senate, committees, senators and the Senate Administration.
- In 2018, he moved to the post of Assistant Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel within the same organization.
- In 2019, Mr. Bédard started a new role in the House of Commons OLCPC Legal Services as Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, and remained in that role until he was chosen to take on the post of Interim Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel in June, 2022.