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

Issue No. 5 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 14, 2017 (in camera)

OTTAWA, Tuesday, February 14, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament met in camera this day at 9:33 a.m., in room 356-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Joan Fraser, presiding.

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

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.

It was agreed:

That a subcommittee be established to review the Senators Attendance Policy;

That the subcommittee be composed of the Honourable Senators Frum, Gold, Ringuette and White, as well as either the Honourable Senator Jaffer or the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., to be determined after the usual consultations; and

That the Honourable Senator White be chair of the subcommittee.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, the committee resumed its consideration on 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, as amended, be adopted and that the chair present the report to the Senate.

At 10:14 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Charles Robert

Clerk of the Committee