THE COMMITTEE OF SELECTION
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Monday, November 2, 2020
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[English]
The Committee of Selection met this day by videoconference at 6:06 p.m. [ET], for the purpose of organization, pursuant to rule 12-13. This meeting is considered to have taken place in the parliamentary precinct.
Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Downe, Duncan, Gold, P.C., Martin, Mercer, Omidvar, Plett, Saint-Germain, Seidman, Stewart Olsen and Woo (11).
Participating in the meeting: Marie-Ève Belzile, Deputy Principal Clerk and Maxime Fortin, Keli Hogan and Joëlle Nadeau, Procedural Clerks, Committees Directorate.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
The clerk of the committee presided over the election of the chair.
The Honourable Senator Plett moved that the Honourable Senator Mercer do take the chair of the committee.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
The clerk invited the Honourable Senator Mercer to take the chair.
The chair presided over the election of the deputy chairs.
The Honourable Senator Saint-Germain moved that the Honourable Senators Stewart Olsen, Downe and Omidvar be deputy chairs of the committee.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Forest moved:
That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the chair and the three deputy chairs; and
That the subcommittee be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the committee with respect to its agenda and to schedule meetings.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen moved that the committee publish its proceedings.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Plett moved that the nomination of a Speaker pro tempore be deferred to a future meeting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Pursuant to rule 12-2(2), the committee proceeded with nomination of senators to serve on committees.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Christmas, Coyle, Hartling and Pate;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Martin, Patterson and Plett;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senator Tannas;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senators Francis and Lovelace Nicholas;
Non-affiliated: The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Deacon (Nova Scotia), Hartling, Mégie, Miville-Dechêne and Petitclerc;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Oh, Plett and Seidman;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Black (Ontario) and Griffin;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Mercer.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Audit and Oversight:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senator Dupuis;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senator Wells;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senator Downe.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Deacon (Nova Scotia), Loffreda, Moncion, Ringuette and Wetston;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Marshall, Smith and Stewart Olsen;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senator Wallin and one other senator to be named by the Leader of the Canadian Senators Group (or designate);
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Klyne.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Galvez, Massicotte, McCallum, Miville-Dechêne and Simons;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., MacDonald and Patterson;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Black (Alberta) and Verner, P.C.;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Cordy.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Busson, Christmas, Cormier, Kutcher, Ravalia and Ringuette;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Ataullahjan, Manning and Poirier;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senator Downe and one other senator to be named by the Leader of the Canadian Senators Group (or designate);
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Francis.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Coyle, Deacon (Ontario), Dean, Ravalia and Saint-Germain;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Ataullahjan, Housakos and Ngo;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Black (Alberta) and Greene;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Harder, P.C.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Boyer, Hartling, Mégie and Pate;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Ataullahjan, Martin and Ngo;
Canadian Senators Group: One senator to be named by the Leader of the Canadian Senators Group (or designate);
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Bernard.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Dean, Forest, Forest-Niesing, Jaffer, Marwah, Moncion and Saint-Germain;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Marshall, Plett and Seidman;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Tannas and Campbell;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senators Dawson and Munson.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Boniface, Boyer, Cotter, Dupuis, Jaffer and Keating;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Batters, Boisvenu and Carignan, P.C.;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senator Campbell and one other senator to be named by the Leader of the Canadian Senators Group (or designate);
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Dalphond.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Duffy and Ravalia;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Frum and Plett;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senator Black (Ontario);
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Mercer.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Deacon (Ontario), Duncan, Forest, Galvez and Loffreda;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Marshall, Mockler and Smith;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Dagenais and Richards;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Klyne.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Boniface, Busson, Cotter, Duffy, McPhedran and Moodie;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Martin and Oh;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Dagenais and Richards;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Dalphond.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Cormier, Jaffer and Mégie;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Mockler, Plett and Smith;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senator Dagenais;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas;
Non-affiliated: The Honourable Senator Gagné.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Duncan, Dupuis, Lankin, P.C., Massicotte, McPhedran and Ringuette;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Batters, Frum, Housakos and Wells;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Black (Ontario) and Greene;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senators Bovey and Dalphond.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Boyer and Woo;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Martin and Seidman;
Canadian Senators Group: One senator to be named by the Leader of the Canadian Senators Group (or designate).
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Dasko, Kutcher, Forest-Niesing, Moodie, Omidvar and Petitclerc;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Manning, Plett and Poirier;
Canadian Senators Group: Two senators to be named by the Leader of the Canadian Senators Group (or designate);
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Bovey.
It was agreed that the following senators be members of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications:
Independent Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Cormier, Dasko, Keating, Miville-Dechêne, Simons and Woo;
Conservative Party of Canada: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, MacDonald and Manning;
Canadian Senators Group: The Honourable Senators Griffin and Wallin;
Progressive Senate Group: The Honourable Senator Dawson.
It was agreed that the chair report to the Senate the nominations agreed to at this day’s meeting.
The committee proceeded to discuss the feasibility of virtual and hybrid committee meetings.
After debate, it was agreed to defer this item to another meeting.
The committee proceeded to discuss office allocations.
After debate, it was agreed that the committee invite the Senate Administration to brief the committee on the guidelines for office allocations.
The Honourable Senator Plett moved that the committee adjourn to the call of the chair.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
At 6:39 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Shaila Anwar
Clerk of the Committee