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

Issue 3 - Minutes of Proceedings -  November 6, 2012

OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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[English]

The Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament met this day, in camera, at 10:01 a.m., in room 356-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Senator David Smith, P.C. (Cobourg), presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Brown, Comeau, Duffy, Enverga, Fraser, Joyal, P.C., Martin, Smith, P.C. (Cobourg) and Stratton (9).

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 staff be permitted to remain.

In accordance with rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft fourth report, on amendments to the Rules of the Senate.

At 10:53 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Charles Robert

Clerk of the Committee