Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
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The 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 Hugh Segal (born October 13, 1950) is a Canadian political strategist, author, commentator, academic, and former senator. He served as chief of staff to Ontario Premier Bill Davis and later to Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Segal res ...
to televise the proceedings of the Senate for public viewing.


Mandate

The committee's mandate is: # on its own initiative to propose, from time to time, amendments to the rules for consideration by the Senate; # upon reference from the Senate, to examine and, if required, report on any question of privilege; and # to consider the orders and customs of the Senate and privileges of Parliament. Retrieved on 2012-02-09.


Members

The
Representative of the Government in the Senate The representative of the Government in the Senate (french: représentant du gouvernement au Sénat) is the member of the Senate of Canada who is responsible for introducing, promoting, and defending the government's bills in the Senate after t ...
and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.


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