THE COMMITTEE OF SELECTION

MINUTES

OTTAWA, Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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[English]

The Committee of Selection met this day at 5 p.m., in room 172-E, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Elizabeth Marshall, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Fraser, Frum, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Marshall, Martin, Mitchell, Munson, Plett and Wells (9).

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of December 10, 2015, the committee proceeded with nomination of senators to serve on the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization.

The Honourable Senator Plett moved that the Honourable Senators Bellemare, Cools, Frum, Greene, Johnson, McInnis, McIntyre, Stewart Olsen, Tannas and Wells be nominated to the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization;

The Honourable Senator Munson moved that the Honourable Senators Eggleton, Joyal, P.C., Massicotte, McCoy and Tardif be nominated to the Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization;

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

It was agreed that the chair report to the Senate at the next sitting the nominations agreed to at this day’s meeting.

At 5:02 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Blair Armitage

Clerk of the committee