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

Issue 14 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, June 17, 2009:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Segal, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cochrane:

That the Senate approve in principle the installation of equipment necessary to the broadcast quality audio- visual recording of its proceedings and other approved events in the Senate Chamber and in no fewer than four rooms ordinarily used for meetings by committees of the Senate;

That for the purposes set out in the following paragraph, public proceedings of the Senate and of its Committees be recorded by this equipment, subject to policies, practices and guidelines approved from time to time by the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (``the Committee'');

That selected and packaged proceedings categorized according to subjects of interest be prepared and made available for use by any television broadcaster or distributor of audio-visual programmes, subject to the terms specified in any current or future agreements between the Senate and that broadcaster or distributor;

That such selected proceedings also be made available on demand to the public on the Parliamentary Internet;

That the Senate engage by contract a producer who shall, subject only to the direction of that Committee, make the determination of the programme content of the selected and categorized proceedings of the Senate and of its committees;

That equipment and personnel necessary for the expert selection, preparation and categorization of broadcast- quality proceedings be secured for these purposes; and

That the Committee be instructed to take measures necessary to the implementation of this motion.

After debate,

In amendment, the Honourable Senator Duffy moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Stratton, that the question now before the Senate be referred to the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament for study; and

That the committee submit its final report no later than Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

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

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate