Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders

Issue 11 - Ninth Report of the Committee

OTTAWA, Wednesday, March 10, 1999

The Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders has the honour to present its

NINTH REPORT

Your committee recommends that independent Senators be appointed to sit as full members on Senate committees under the following conditions:

1. That independent Senators would apply to the Selection Committee;

2. That the Selection Committee would be authorized to nominate independent Senators to Committees. Where the Selection Committee nominates an independent Senator to a Committee, it will also nominate one additional non-independent Senator to that Committee, thereby increasing the normal size of that Committee by two members;

3. That no independent Senators could sit on more than two committees;

4. That only one independent Senator would be allowed per committee; and

5. That there would be no ability for an independent Senator to replace themselves on a committee in case of absence.

Your committee further recommends that the Clerk of the Senate be authorized to make the necessary consequential alterations to the Rules of the Senate to implement this proposal.

Respectfully submitted,

SHIRLEY MAHEU

Chair