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 four 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 12 members, including the three party Whips. This committee is the striking committee, which chooses the members of the other House committees.[1]

Mandate

The 12-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

Party Member District
  Liberal Ben Carr (politician), Chair Winnipeg South Centre, MB
  Liberal Terry Duguid Winnipeg South, MB
  Liberal Mark Gerretsen Kingston and the Islands, ON
  Liberal Sherry Romanado Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, QC
  Liberal Mona Fortier Ottawa—Vanier, ON
  Liberal Stéphane Lauzon Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, QB
  Conservative Eric Duncan (politician) Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
  Conservative Luc Berthold Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
  Conservative Blaine Calkins Red Deer—Lacombe, AB
  Conservative Micahel Cooper, Vice-Chair St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
  BQ Marie-Hélène Gaudreau, Vice-Chair Laurentides—Labelle, QC
  New Democratic Lindsay Mathyssen London—Fanshawe , ON

Sub-Committees

References

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