Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee
on Senate Modernization

Issue No. 3 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 11, 2016

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 11, 2016
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[Translation]

The Special Senate Committee on Senate Modernization met this day in camera at 12:03 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Thomas Johnson McInnis, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Beyak, Cools, Eggleton, P.C., Frum, Greene, Johnson, Joyal, P.C., Massicotte, McCoy, McInnis, Stewart Olsen, Tannas, Tardif, Tkachuk and Wells (16).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Gagné and Pratte (2).

In attendance: Sebastian Spano, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Friday, December 11, 2015, the committee continued its consideration of methods to make the Senate more effective within the current constitutional framework. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)

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

At 12:08 p.m., the Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Wells as a member of the committee.

At 1:35 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee