Wikipedian hubThe Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (RPRD) (French: Commité permanent du Sénat du Règlement, de la procédure et des droits du Parlement) is a committee of the Senate of Canada. As a standing committee, the rules of the Senate re-establish the committee at the opening of every new session of the Senate (otherwise the committee would permanently dissolve). The committee is charged with considering the possible repercussions and consequences of the motion of Hugh Segal to televise the proceedings of the Senate for public viewing.[1]
The committee's mandate is:
| Caucus | Member | Province | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vernon White, deputy chair | ON | |
| Conservative | Denise Batters | SK | |
| Conservative | Joseph A. Day | QC | |
| Conservative | Linda Frum | ON | |
| Conservative | Tom McInnis | NS | |
| Conservative | David Tkachuk | SK | |
| Conservative | David Wells | NL | |
| Independent Senators Group | Renée Dupuis | QC | |
| Independent Senators Group | Marc Gold | QC | |
| Independent Senators Group | Frances Lankin | ON | |
| Independent Senators Group | Elaine McCoy | AB | |
| Independent Senators Group | Pierrette Ringuette | NB | |
| Non-affiliated | Diane Bellemare | QC | |
| Non-affiliated | Anne Cools | ON | |
| Senate Liberal | Joan Fraser | QC | |
| Senate Liberal | Mobina Jaffer | BC | |
| Senate Liberal | Serge Joyal | QC | |
The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.
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