Past Session:

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

Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

Tuesday, September 16, 2003 (in camera)
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 (in camera)
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 (in camera)
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 (in camera)
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 (in camera)
Tuesday, October 21, 2003 (in camera)
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Friday, October 31, 2003

Issue No. 18

Sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth meetings on:
Rule 86(1)(f)

Twentieth and twenty-first meetings on:
Code of Conduct

First, second, third and fourth meetings on:
Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act
(Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer) and other Acts in consequence

INCLUDING:
THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-34)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Don Boudria, P.C., M.P., Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.

The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, P.C., Leader of the Government in the Senate.

WITNESSES:

Tuesday, October 28, 2003:

From the Privy Council Office:

Mr. Mitch Bloom, Privy Council Officer;

Mr. Ron Wall, Director, Parliamentary Operations.

Wednesday, October 29, 2003:

From the Senate of Canada:

Mr. Mark Audcent, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel.

Thursday, October 30, 2003:

As individuals:

Mr. Robert Marleau, Former Clerk of the House of Commons;

Mr. Joseph Maingot.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Beaudoin, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Chaput, Downe, Fraser, Grafstein, Hubley, Joyal, P.C., *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Oliver, Ringuette, Robertson, Rompkey, P.C., Smith, P.C., Stratton

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Cook substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey (September 15, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cook (September 16, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C. substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Robichaud (September 18, 2003).

Substitution pending for the Honourable Senator Wiebe (September 19, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Downe was added (September 22, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cordy (September 22, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Chaput (September 29, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cook substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cordy (September 29, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cook (October 1, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Massicotte substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Downe (October 20, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (October 20, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser, was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Massicotte (October 21, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Downe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (October 27, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Beaudoin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (October 28, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Oliver substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Murray (October 28, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn (October 28, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Chaput substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cordy (October 31, 2003).

Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament