Proceedings of the Standing Committee on
Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

Issue 1 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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[English]

The Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament met this day, in camera, at 6:47 p.m., in room 356-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Senator David P. Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Braley, Brown, Carignan, Comeau, Duffy, Fraser, Furey, Joyal, P.C., Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), and Stratton (10).

In attendance: Till Heyde, Chamber Operations Clerk; and Sebastian Spano and Andre Barnes, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

It was agreed that senators' staff be permitted to remain in the room.

In accordance with rule 92(2)(f), the committee considered a draft report.

At 8:09 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

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