Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (French: Commité permanent du Sénat du Règlement, de la procédure et des droits du Parlement) is a committee of the Senate of Canada. As a standing committee, the rules of the Senate re-establish the committee at the opening of every new session of the Senate (otherwise the committee would permanently dissolve). The committee is charged with considering the possible repercussions and consequences of the motion of Hugh Segal to televise the proceedings of the Senate for public viewing.^[1]

Mandate

The committee's mandate is:

1. on its own initiative to propose, from time to time, amendments to the rules for consideration by the Senate;
2. upon reference from the Senate, to examine and, if required, report on any question of privilege; and
3. to consider the orders and customs of the Senate and privileges of Parliament.^[2]

Membership

The Leaders of the Government (Vacant) and Opposition (Hon. Claude Carignan) are members ex officio of the Committee.

Party		Member	Province
	Conservative	David Braley, deputy chair	Ontario
	Conservative	Bert Brown	Alberta
	Conservative	Claude Carignan	Quebec
	Conservative	Gerald Comeau	Nova Scotia
	Conservative	Mike Duffy	Prince Edward Island
	Conservative	Leo Housakos	Quebec
	Conservative	Terry Stratton	Manitoba
	Liberal	David P. Smith, chair	Ontario
	Liberal	Joan Fraser	Quebec
	Liberal	George Furey	Newfoundland and Labrador
	Liberal	Serge Joyal	Quebec
	Progressive Conservative	Elaine McCoy	Alberta

Notes

1. "Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament". Information Service, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved on 2012-02-09.
2. "Mandate". Information Service, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved on 2012-02-09.