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Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

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

Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14-15

Chair: The Honourable VERNON WHITE

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Issue No. 4

First meeting:
Pursuant to rule 12-7(2)(c), consideration of the orders and practices of the Senate and the privileges of Parliament

First, second and third meetings:
Consideration of a report of the Subcommittee on Parliamentary Privilege

First and second (final) meetings:
Bill C-586, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)

First, second and third (final) meetings:
Bill C-518, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (withdrawal allowance)

First and second meetings:
Case of privilege relating to leaks of the Auditor General's report on the audit of senators' expenses

INCLUDING:
THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(A Matter of Privilege: A Discussion Paper on Canadian Parliamentary Privilege in the 21st Century)
THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-586, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus forms))
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-518, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (withdrawal allowance))

WITNESSES

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

As an individuals:

The Honourable Michael Chong, P.C., M.P., sponsor of the bill;

The Honourable Bob Rae, P.C., O.C., Q.C. (by video conference);

William Cross, Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

As an individuals:

The Honourable Peter Milliken, P.C., O.C.;

The Honourable Stéphane Dion, P.C., M.P.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

As an individual:

John Williamson, M.P. for New Brunswick Southwest, sponsor of the bill.

Senate of Canada:

Michel Patrice, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel and Chief Parliamentary Precinct Services Officer;

Nicole Proulx, Chief Corporate Services Officer;

France Lagacé, Financial Officer, Senators' Pay, Pensions and Benefits, Finance and Procurement Directorate.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director.

As an individual:

The Honourable Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Vernon White, Chair

The Honourable David P. Smith, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Batters, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Cools, *Cowan (or Fraser), Doyle, Frum, Furey, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., Maltais, Martin, McCoy, McIntyre, Seidman, Wells

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Seidman replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (June 22, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (June 22, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (June 16, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Seidman replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (June 15, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (June 9, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Seidman replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (June 8, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (June 2, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Housakos replaced the Honourable Senator Seidman (June 2, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Fraser replaced the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C. (June 1, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Seidman replaced the Honourable Senator Housakos (June 1, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (May 26, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Neufeld replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (May 25, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Black (May 12, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (May 12, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (May 11, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Black replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (May 11, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Wells was added to the membership (May 7, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan (April 21, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (April 20, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Furey replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (January 28, 2015).

The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis (January 27, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Fraser replaced the Honourable Senator Furey (January 26, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (January 22, 2015).

The Honourable Senator Housakos was added to the membership (December 4, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Verner, P.C. (October 28, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Furey replaced the Honourable Senator Day (October 28, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Moore (October 28, 2014).

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