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

Issue 5 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, March 25, 2009:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Oliver, seconded by the Honourable Senator Di Nino:

That the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament be authorized to examine and report on the Senate committee system as established under rule 86, taking into consideration the size, mandate, and quorum of each committee; the total number of committees; and available human and financial resources; and

That the committee submit its final report no later than June 30, 2009.

After debate,

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate