Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs

The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) is a standing committee composed of the four political parties of the Government of Canada that is responsible for the procedural and administrative matters relating to the Canadian House of Commons. It has 10 members, including the three party Whips. This committee is the striking committee, which chooses the members of the other House committees.^[1]

Mandate

The 10-member standing committee includes the Whips from each of the three parties in the Canadian House of Commons. The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs Committee is responsible for a number of procedural, and administrative matters relating to the House of Commons. This includes matters such as Private Members’ Business, questions of parliamentary privilege and review of the Standing Orders.

Membership

Party		Member	District
	Liberal	Larry Bagnell, Chair	Yukon, YK
	Liberal	Arnold Chan	Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
	Liberal	David de Burgh Graham	Laurentides—Labelle, QC
	Liberal	Ginette Petitpas Taylor	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
	Liberal	Ruby Sahota	Brampton North, ON
	Liberal	Anita Vandenbeld	Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
	Conservative	Blake Richards, Vice-Chair	Banff—Airdrie, AB
	Conservative	Scott Reid	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON
	Conservative	Jamie Schmale	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
	New Democrat	David Christopherson, Vice-Chair	Hamilton Centre, ON

Sub-Committees

• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SPRO)
• Subcommittee on Private Members' Business (SMEM)

External links

• Committee List

References

1. "Dictionary of parliamentary procedure". Socialsciencesdictionary.com. Retrieved 2012-01-11.