Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs

The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) is a standing committee composed of the three political parties of the Government of Canada that is responsible for the procedural and administrative matters relating to the House of Commons of Canada. It has 10 members, including the three party Whips. This committee is the striking committee, which chooses the members of the other House committees.[1]

Mandate

The 10-member standing committee includes the Whips from each of the three parties in the House of Commons of Canada. The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs Committee is responsible for a number of procedural, and administrative matters relating to the House of Commons. This includes matters such as Private Members' Business, questions of parliamentary privilege and review of the Standing Orders.

Membership
PartyMemberDistrict
 LiberalLarry Bagnell, ChairYukon, YT
 LiberalArnold ChanScarborough—Agincourt, ON
 LiberalDavid de Burgh GrahamLaurentides—Labelle, QC
 LiberalRuby SahotaBrampton North, ON
 LiberalScott SimmsCoast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, NL
 LiberalFilomena TassiHamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
 ConservativeBlake Richards, Vice-ChairBanff—Airdrie, AB
 ConservativeScott ReidLanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON
 ConservativeJamie SchmaleHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
 New DemocraticDavid Christopherson, Vice-ChairHamilton Centre, ON

Sub-Committees
  • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SPRO)
  • Subcommittee on Private Members' Business (SMEM)

References
  1. "Dictionary of parliamentary procedure". Socialsciencesdictionary.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
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