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

Issue No. 5 - Minutes of Proceedings - January 31, 2017 (in camera)

OTTAWA, Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament met in camera this day at 9:32 a.m., in room 356-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Joan Fraser, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Batters, Bellemare, Cools, Dupuis, Fraser, Frum, Gold, Lankin, P.C., McInnis, Ringuette, Seidman, Tkachuk, Wells and White (14).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Cordy and Housakos (2).

In attendance: Till Heyde, Deputy Principal Clerk, Chamber Operations and Procedure Office; and Sebastian Spano, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to rule 12-7(2)(c), the committee resumed its consideration of the orders and practices of the Senate and the privileges of Parliament.

At 10:46 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Charles Robert

Clerk of the Committee