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

Issue No. 4 - Minutes of Proceedings - November 29, 2016 (in camera)

OTTAWA, Tuesday, November 29, 2016
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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, Fraser, Frum, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., Maltais, Martin, Ogilvie, Seidman and White (10).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Omidvar (1).

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 the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, the committee continued its consideration of the case of privilege relating to the leaks of the Auditor General's report on the audit of the Senate. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee considered a draft report.

It was agreed that the draft report be adopted in principle, with the changes agreed to.

At 10:19 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Charles Robert

Clerk of the Committee