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Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

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

Issue 4 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 5, 2015

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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[English]

The Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament met this day at 9:32 a.m., in room 356- S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Vernon White, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Batters, Cools, Doyle, Frum, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., Martin, McIntyre, Tkachuk and White (10).

In attendance: Heather Lank, Principal Clerk, Chamber Operations and Procedure; Dara Lithwick, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

The committee continued its consideration of the first report of the Subcommittee on Parliamentary Privilege, entitled A Matter of Privilege: A Discussion Paper on Canadian Parliamentary Privilege in the 21st Century, tabled in the committee on January 27, 2015.

At 10:46 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Charles Robert

Clerk of the Committee