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Annual Report 07/08

Foreword
   
01 THE SENATE AND
CURRENT AFFAIRS

A READER'S GUIDE


  In the Chamber
  In Committees
  Outside the Senate
   
09 BRINGING PERSPECTIVE
FIVE CASE STUDIES


  1 Aboriginal Affairs
  2 The Environment
  3 Aging In Canada
  4 Federal Reform
  5 Canada and the World
   
31 THE SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

  The Speaker as
Diplomat
  The Speaker as Presiding Officer
   
37 CANADA'S SENATORS
SENATE MEMBERSHIP
ON MARCH 31, 2008
   
43 STRUCTURE
THE SENATE'S ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCES


  The Senate Administration
  Advancing the Clerk's Strategic Priorities
  Financial Report
   
53 LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE SENATE
   
54 APPENDIXES

  A Senate Membership 2007-08
  B Holders of Key
Roles in the Senate
2007-08
  C Bills Considered by the Senate
2007-08
  D Senate Committee Special
Study Reports
2007-08
  E Committee Membership
2007-08

 

 
 
  APPENDIX A: SENATE MEMBERSHIP 2007-08
   
 
Change in Senate membership between April 1, 2007, and March 31, 2008
Appointments
Bert Brown (Alberta)

July 10, 2007
Retirements
D. Ross Fitzpatrick (British Columbia)

February 4, 2008
Resignations
Daniel Hays (Alberta)
Pat Carney (British Columbia)

June 30, 2007
January 31, 2008
   
 
Political affiliation of senators on March 31
* denotes governing party
  2008 2007 2006
Conservative Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
Independent
Independent New Democrat
Independent Progressive Conservative
-
22*
60
4
1
3
1
23*
62
4
1
3
-
25
66*
5
1
3
-
Total senators 91 93 100
   
 
Senators by province/territory on March 31, 2008
  Sitting Vacant seats
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
6
3
6
9
5
1
7
1
22
3
22
6
0
0
3
0
1
1
0
3
0
2
1
2
0
1
Total senators 91 14
 

APPENDIX B: HOLDERS OF KEY ROLES
IN THE SENATE 2007-08
 


Speaker of the Senate
Noël A. Kinsella

Speaker pro tempore
Rose-Marie Losier-Cool

Leader of the Government
Marjory LeBreton, P.C.

Deputy Leader of the Government
Gerald J. Comeau

 


Leader of the Opposition
Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C.

Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Claudette Tardif

Government Whip
Terry Stratton

Opposition Whip
James S. Cowan

 

  APPENDIX C: BILLS CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE 2007-08
 
First Session, 39th Parliament (covering April 1 to September 14, 2007)
 

Government bills (Senate)

No.
S-4
S-6
*
 
Title
An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate tenure)
An Act to amend the First Nations Land Management Act

Government bills (House of Commons)

No.
C-9*
 
Title
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment)
C-10

  An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum penalties for offences involving firearms) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
C-11*   An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
C-12*   An Act to provide for emergency management and to amend and repeal certain Acts
C-14*   An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (adoption)
C-16
  An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (expanded voting opportunities)
C-18*   An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to DNA identification
C-22   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (age of protection) and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Records Act
C-23
  An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)
C-26*
  An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate)
C-31*
  An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Public Service Employment Act
C-33
  An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and non-resident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act
C-35   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (reverse onus in bail hearings for firearm-related offences)
C-36*   An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act
C-40*
  An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act, 2001 and the Air Travellers Security Charge Act and to make related amendments to other Acts
C-42*   An Act to amend the Quarantine Act
C-46*   An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of railway operations
C-47*   An Act respecting the protection of marks related to the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games and protection against certain misleading business associations and making a related amendment to the Trade-marks Act
C-48*   An Act to amend the Criminal Code in order to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption
C-51   An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
C-52*   An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007
C-59*   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unauthorized recording of a movie)
C-60*   An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 (Appropriation Act No. 2, 2007-2008)
C-61*   An Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, An Act to incorporate the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Trade-marks Act
C-62   An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005

Private senators' bills

No.
S-201
 
Title
An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (elimination of bureaucratic patronage and geographic criteria in appointment processes) (Sen. Ringuette)
S-204
  An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day (Sen. Grafstein)
S-205   An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (clean drinking water)
(Sen. Grafstein)
S-207   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children)
(Sen. Hervieux-Payette, P.C.)
S-208   An Act to require the Minister of the Environment to establish, in co-operation with the provinces, an agency with the power to identify and protect Canada's watersheds that will constitute sources of drinking water in the future (Sen. Grafstein)
S-209   An Act concerning personal watercraft in navigable waters (Sen. Spivak)
S-210   An Act to amend the National Capital Act (establishment and protection of Gatineau Park) (Sen. Spivak)
S-216   An Act providing for the Crown's recognition of self-governing First Nations of Canada (Sen. St. Germain, P.C.)
S-219   An Act to amend the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act
(Sen. Joyal, P.C.)
S-221   An Act to establish and maintain a national registry of medical devices
(Sen. Harb)
S-222
  An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to enact certain other measures, in order to provide assistance and protection to victims of human trafficking (Sen. Phalen)
S-223   An Act to amend the Access to Information Act (Sen. Milne)
S-224   An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Canadian Wheat Board Act (Sen. Mitchell)
S-225   An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act (bulk water removal) (Sen. Carney, P.C.)
S-226   An Act to regulate securities and to provide for a single securities commission for Canada (Sen. Grafstein)
S-227   An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)
(Sen. Goldstein)
S-228   An Act to amend the Non-smokers' Health Act (Sen. Harb)
S-229   An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Excise Tax Act (tax relief for Nunavik) (Sen. Watt)

Private members' bills

No.
C-252
*
 
Title
An Act to amend the Divorce Act (access for spouse who is terminally ill or in critical condition)
C-277*   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (luring a child)
C-280   An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)
C-288*   An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol
C-292   An Act to implement the Kelowna Accord
C-293   An Act respecting the provision of official development assistance abroad
C-294*   An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (sports and recreation programs)
C-299   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identification information obtained by fraud or false pretence)
 
*
Designates bills that received Royal Assent
 
Second session, 39th Parliament
(covering October 16, 2007, to March 31, 2008)
 

Government bills (Senate)

No.
S-2*
 
Title
An Act to amend the Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984
S-3   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (investigative hearing and recognizance with conditions)

Government bills (House of Commons)

No.
C-2*
 
Title
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
C-3*
  An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
C-8*   An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (railway transportation)
C-9*   An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)
C-10   An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and non-resident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act
C-11*
  An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
C-12*   An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005
C-13   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)
C-15*
  An Act respecting the exploitation of the Donkin coal block and employment in or in connection with the operation of a mine that is wholly or partly at the Donkin coal block, and to make a consequential amendment to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act
C-18*
  An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (verification of residence)
C-28*
  An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007 and to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on October 30, 2007
C-35*
  An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 (Appropriation Act No. 3, 2007-2008)
C-37   An Act to amend the Citizenship Act
C-38*   An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River
C-40   An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, the Canada Student Loans Act and the Public Service Employment Act
C-41*   An Act respecting payments to a trust established to provide provinces and territories with funding for community development
C-42*   An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
C-44*   An Act to amend the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act
C-48*   An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 (Appropriation Act No. 4, 2007-2008)
C-49*   An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 (Appropriation Act No. 1, 2008-2009)

Private senators' bills

No.
S-201
 
Title
An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Bank of Canada Act (quarterly financial reports) (Sen. Segal)
S-202   An Act to amend certain Acts to provide job protection for members of the reserve force (Sen. Segal)
S-203   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals) (Sen. Bryden)
S-204   An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day (Sen. Grafstein)
S-205   An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)
(Sen. Goldstein)
S-206   An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (clean drinking water)
(Sen. Grafstein)
S-207   An Act to repeal legislation that has not come into force within ten years of receiving royal assent (Sen. Banks)
S-208   An Act to require the Minister of the Environment to establish, in co-operation with the provinces, an agency with the power to identify and protect Canada's watersheds that will constitute sources of drinking water in the future (Sen. Grafstein)
S-209   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children)
(Sen. Hervieux-Payette, P.C.)
S-210   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (suicide bombings) (Sen. Grafstein)
S-211   An Act to regulate securities and to provide for a single securities commission for Canada (Sen. Grafstein)
S-212   An Act to amend the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act
(Sen. Joyal, P.C.)
S-213   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes) (Sen. Lapointe)
S-214   An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Excise Tax Act (tax relief for Nunavik) (Sen. Watt)
S-215   An Act to protect heritage lighthouses (Sen. Carney, P.C.)
S-216   An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Canadian Wheat Board Act (Sen. Mitchell)
S-217   An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act (bulk water removal) (Sen. Carney, P.C.)
S-218   An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to enact certain other measures, in order to provide assistance and protection to victims of human trafficking (Sen. Phalen)
S-219   An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (elimination of bureaucratic patronage and establishment of national area of selection) (Sen. Ringuette)
S-220*   An Act respecting a National Blood Donor Week (Sen. Mercer)
S-221   An Act concerning personal watercraft in navigable waters (Sen. Spivak)
S-222  

An Act to establish and maintain a national registry of medical devices
(Sen. Harb)

S-223   An Act to amend the Non-smokers' Health Act (Sen. Harb)
S-224   An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (vacancies) (Sen. Moore)
S-225   An Act to amend the State Immunity Act and the Criminal Code (deterring terrorism by providing a civil right of action against perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism) (Sen. Tkachuk)
S-226   An Act to amend the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (municipal infrastructure bonds) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (Sen. Grafstein)
S-227   An Act to amend the National Capital Act (establishment and protection of Gatineau Park) (Sen. Spivak)
S-228   An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act (board of directors)
(Sen. Mitchell)
S-229   An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Property qualifications of Senators) (Sen. Banks)
S-230   An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (zero-rating of supply of cut fresh fruit)
(Sen. Milne)
S-231   An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (oath of citizenship) (Sen. Segal)

Private members' bills

No.
C-253
 
Title
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deductibility of RESP contributions)
C-280   An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)
C-287   An Act respecting a National Peacekeepers' Day
C-292   An Act to implement the Kelowna Accord
C-293   An Act respecting the provision of official development assistance abroad
C-298   An Act to add perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and its salts to the Virtual Elimination List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
C-299   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identification information obtained by fraud or false pretence)
C-307   An Act respecting bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, benzyl butyl phthalate and dibutyl phthalate
C-343   An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)
C-428   An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (methamphetamine)
 
*
Designates bills that received Royal Assent before April 1, 2008
 

APPENDIX D: SENATE COMMITTEE SPECIAL STUDY
REPORTS 2007-08
 

Final Report on the 2007-2008 Main Estimates
Standing Committee on National Finance
March 2008

Issues and Options for an Aging Population
Special Committee on Aging
March 2008

Report on the Financial Security for Seniors: Entitlements and Retroactivity Provisions Under the Canada Pension Plan
Standing Committee on National Finance
March 2008

The Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999, C. 33)
Rx: Strengthen and Apply Diligently

Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
March 2008

Population Health Policy: International Perspectives
Subcommittee on Population Health of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
February 2008

Maternal Health and Early Childhood Development in Cuba
Subcommittee on Population Health of the
Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

February 2008

Livestock Industry
Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
December 2007

Taking Section 35 Rights Seriously:
Non-derogation Clauses Relating to Aboriginal and Treaty Rights

Standing Committee on Legal and
Constitutional Affairs

December 2007

Amendments to the Rules of the Senate - Reinstatement of bills from the previous session of the same Parliament
Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
November 2007

 

The Vertical and Municipal Fiscal Balances
Standing Committee on National Finance
June 2007

An Enduring Controversy: The Strategic Bombing Campaign
Display in the Canadian War Museum

Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Security
June 2007

Relocation of Head Offices of Federal Institutions: Respect for Language Rights
Standing Committee on Official Languages
May 2007

The Challenges Ahead for the Canadian Television Fund
Standing Committee on Transport and Communications
May 2007

Canada and the United Nations Human Rights Council: At the Crossroads
Standing Committee on Human Rights
May 2007

The Evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon in July 2006:
Implications for the Government of Canada

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
May 2007

Safe Drinking Water for First Nations
Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
May 2007

Children: The Silenced Citizens - Effective Implementation of Canada's International Obligations With Respect to the Rights of Children
Standing Committee on Human Rights
April 2007

 

APPENDIX E: COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP 2007-08, AS NOMINATED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF SELECTION*

  First session, 39th Parliament
(covering April 1 to
September 14, 2007)
Second session,
39th Parliament
(covering October 16, 2007, to March 31, 2008)
Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

Chair:
Senator Gerry St. Germain, P.C. (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Nick G. Sibbeston (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Campbell, Dyck, Gill, Gustafson, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Hubley, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Peterson, Segal, Sibbeston, St. Germain, P.C., Watt and Zimmer

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senator Milne

Chair:
Senator Gerry St. Germain, P.C. (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Nick G. Sibbeston (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Campbell, Dallaire, Dyck, Gill, Gustafson,
*
Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Hubley, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Peterson, Segal, Sibbeston and St. Germain, P.C.

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Adams, Cowan, Meighen, Nolin, Oliver, Tkachuk, Watt
and Zimmer

Standing
Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

Chair:
Senator Joyce Fairbairn, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Leonard J. Gustafson (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Callbeck, Christensen, Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mercer, Mitchell, Oliver, Pépin, Peterson, Segal and Tkachuk

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Biron, Chaput, Dawson, Eyton, Fraser, Harb, Lavigne, Milne, Phalen, St. Germain, P.C and Zimmer

Chair:
Senator Joyce Fairbairn, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Leonard J. Gustafson (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Bacon, Baker, P.C., Callbeck, Cowan, Fairbairn, P.C., Gustafson, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Mercer, Peterson, Segal and St. Germain, P.C.

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Adams, Brown, Chaput, Hubley, Losier-Cool, Meighen, Mitchell, Oliver, Sibbeston and Zimmer

Standing
Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

Chair:
Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator W. David Angus (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Angus, Biron, Eyton, Fitzpatrick, Grafstein, Goldstein, Harb, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Massicotte, Meighen, Moore and Tkachuk

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Cordy, Campbell, Gustafson, Johnson, Segal and Ringuette

Chair:
Senator W. David Angus (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Yoine Goldstein (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Angus, Biron, Cowan, Eyton, Fitzpatrick, Goldstein, Grafstein, Harb,
*
Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Massicotte, Meighen, Ringuette and Tkachuk

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Chaput, Fox, Gustafson, Jaffer, Moore, Nolin, Oliver,
Peterson, Poy and Segal

Standing
Committee on Conflict of Interest for Senators

Chair:
Senator Serge Joyal, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator A. Raynell Andreychuk (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Angus, Carstairs, P.C., Joyal, P.C. and Robichaud, P.C.

Chair:
Senator Serge Joyal, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator A. Raynell Andreychuk (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Angus, Carstairs, P.C., Joyal, P.C. and Robichaud, P.C.

Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment
and Natural Resources

Chair:
Senator Tommy Banks (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Ethel Cochrane (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Angus, Banks, Cochrane, Fox, P.C., Hervieux-Payette, P.C.,
*Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Lavigne,
*
LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Milne, Peterson, Sibbeston, Spivak and Tardif

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Adams, Carney, P.C., Cordy, Cowan, Dawson, Fraser, Gustafson, Kenny, McCoy, Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Robichaud, P.C., St. Germain, P.C. and Tkachuk

Chair:
Senator Tommy Banks (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Pierre Claude Nolin (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Adams, Banks, Brown, Campbell, Cochrane, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Kenny, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Milne, Mitchell, Nolin, Sibbeston, Spivak and Trenholme Counsell

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Carney, P.C., Grafstein, McCoy, Moore, Oliver, Peterson and Phalen

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

Chair:
Senator William Rompkey, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Janis G. Johnson (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Adams, Baker, P.C., Campbell, Comeau, Cowan, Forrestall, Gill,
*Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Hubley, Johnson,
*LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Meighen, Rompkey, P.C. and Watt

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Cook, Phalen and Robichaud, P.C.

Chair:
Senator William Rompkey, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Ethel Cochrane (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Adams, Campbell, Cochrane, Comeau, Cowan, Gill, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Hubley, Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Meighen, Robichaud, P.C., Rompkey, P.C. and Watt

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Baker, P.C., Banks, Cook, Eyton, Gustafson and Peterson

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Chair:
Senator Consiglio Di Nino (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Peter A. Stollery (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Corbin, Dawson, De Bané, P.C., Di Nino, Downe,
*Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, McCoy, Merchant, Segal, Smith, P.C., St. Germain, P.C. and Stollery

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Banks, Dallaire, Eyton, Gustafson, Peterson, Ringuette, Robichaud, P.C. and Tkachuk

Chair:
Senator Consiglio Di Nino (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Peter A. Stollery (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Corbin, Dawson, Di Nino, Downe, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mahovlich, Nolin, Rivest, Smith, P.C. and Stollery

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Grafstein and Trenholme Counsell

Standing Committee on Human Rights

Chair:
Senator A. Raynell Andreychuk (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Joan Fraser (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Carstairs, P.C., Dallaire,
*Hervieux-Payette, P.C.
(or Tardif), Kinsella,
*
LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Pépin and Poy

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Fraser, Hervieux-Payette, P.C.,Hubley, Jaffer and Watt

Chair:
Senator A. Raynell Andreychuk (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Mobina S.B. Jaffer (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Dallaire, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Kinsella, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Munson, Oliver, Pépin and Poy

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Baker, P.C., Cowan, Dawson, Goldstein, Johnson, Mercer, Nancy Ruth, Spivak, Stratton and Zimmer

Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Chair:
Senator George J. Furey (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Pierre Claude Nolin (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Comeau, Cook, Downe, Furey, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Kenny, Kinsella,
*
LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Massicotte, Nolin, Phalen, Poulin, Prud'homme, P.C., Robichaud, P.C., Stollery and Stratton

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Dawson, Munson, Nancy Ruth and Tardif

Chair:
Senator George J. Furey (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Terry Stratton (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Comeau, Cook, Cowan, Downe, Furey, Goldstein, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Kinsella, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Massicotte, Nancy Ruth, Phalen, Prud'homme, P.C., Robichaud, P.C., Stollery and Stratton

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Chaput, Dawson, Kenny, Munson, Nolin, Oliver, Poulin and Tardif

Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Chair:
Senator Donald H. Oliver (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Lorna Milne (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Baker, P.C., Bryden, Cools, Furey, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Milne, Nolin, Oliver, Ringuette and Rivest

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Angus, Banks, Cowan, Fraser, Hays, P.C., Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Mahovlich, Moore, Prud'homme, P.C., Robichaud, P.C., Rompkey, P.C., Smith, P.C., Stratton, Tardif, Tkachuk, Trenholme Counsell, Watt and Zimmer

Chair:
Senator Joan Fraser (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator A. Raynell Andreychuk (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Baker, P.C., Bryden, Carstairs, P.C., Di Nino, Fraser, Furey,
*Hervieux-Payette, P.C (or Tardif), Joyal, P.C.,
*LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Milne, Oliver, Stratton and Watt

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Adams, Campbell, Chaput, Cowan, De Bané, P.C., Dyck, Fox, P.C., Gustafson, Jaffer, Lapointe, Lovelace Nicholas, McCoy, Merchant, Moore, Peterson, Prud'homme, P.C., Ringuette, Sibbeston, Smith, P.C., St. Germain, P.C., Tardif and Zimmer

Standing Committee on National Finance

Chair:
Senator Joseph A. Day (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Nancy Ruth (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Biron, Cools, Cowan, Day, Eggleton, P.C., Fox, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif),
*
LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Nancy Ruth, Ringuette, Rompkey, P.C. and Stratton

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Adams, Andreychuk, Angus, Baker, P.C., Banks, Cochrane, Cordy, Di Nino, Dyck, Furey, Gustafson,
Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Hubley, McCoy, Moore, Mercer, Merchant, Peterson, Phalen, Spivak, St. Germain, P.C. and Trenholme Counsell

Chair:
Senator Joseph A. Day (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Terry Stratton (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Biron, Cowan, Day, De Bané, P.C, Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif),
*LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mitchell, Moore, Murray, P.C., Nancy Ruth, Ringuette and Stratton

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Baker, P.C., Callbeck, Carney, P.C. and Chaput

Standing Committee on National Security and Defence

Chair:
Senator Colin Kenny (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Norman K. Atkins (Progressive Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Atkins, Banks, Campbell, Day, Forrestall,
*
Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Kenny, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Meighen, Poulin and Watt

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Jaffer, Moore, Ringuette and Zimmer

Chair:
Senator Colin Kenny (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator David Tkachuk (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Atkins, Banks, Day, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Kenny, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Meighen, Moore, Nancy Ruth, Tkachuk and Zimmer

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Comeau, Di Nino, Gustafson, Massicotte, Mitchell, Munson, Nolin, Peterson, Segal and Stollery

Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs

Chair:
Senator Joseph A. Day (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Norman K. Atkins (Progressive Conservative)

Members of the committee (as nominated by the committee):
Senators Atkins, Day, Forrestall, Kenny and Meighen

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Banks, Dallaire, Moore and Zimmer

Chair:
Senator Michael A. Meighen (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Joseph A. Day (Liberal)

Members of the committee (as nominated by the committee):
Senators Banks, Day, Kenny, Meighen and Nancy Ruth

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Dallaire and Downe

Standing Committee on Official Languages

Chair:
Senator Maria Chaput (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Andrée Champagne, P.C. (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Champagne, P.C., Chaput, Comeau,
*
Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Losier-Cool, Plamondon, Robichaud, P.C., Tardif and Trenholme Counsell

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senator Keon

Chair:
Senator Maria Chaput (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Andrée Champagne, P.C. (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Champagne, P.C., Chaput, Comeau, De Bané, P.C., Goldstein, Harb,
*
Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Losier-Cool, Murray, P.C. and Tardif

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Dallaire, Keon, Poulin and Ringuette

Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

Chair:
Senator Wilbert Joseph Keon (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator David P. Smith, P.C. (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Bryden, Carstairs, P.C., Cools, Corbin, Cordy, Di Nino, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Joyal, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Losier-Cool, McCoy, Mitchell, Robichaud, P.C., Smith, P.C., Stratton and Tardif

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Banks, Fraser, Hays, P.C. and Watt

Chair:
Senator Wilbert Joseph Keon (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator David P. Smith, P.C. (Liberal)

Members of the committee:
Senators Andreychuk, Angus, Brown, Champagne, P.C., Corbin, Cordy, Fraser, Furey, Grafstein, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Joyal, P.C., Keon, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Losier-Cool, McCoy, Robichaud, P.C. and Smith, P.C.

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senator Watt

Standing Committee of Selection

Chair:
Senator Terry Stratton (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Joan Cook (Liberal)

Members of the committee (as nominated by the Senate):
Senators Austin, P.C, Bacon, Carstairs, P.C., Champagne, P.C., Cook, Fairbairn, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif),
*
LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Oliver, Stratton and Tkachuk

Chair:
Senator Hugh Segal (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator James S. Cowan (Liberal)

Members of the committee (as nominated by the Senate):
Senators Bacon, Carstairs, P.C., Cowan, Fairbairn, P.C., Fraser, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Nancy Ruth, Segal, Stratton and Tkachuk

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senator Robichaud, P.C.

Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Chair:
Senator Art Eggleton, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Wilbert Joseph Keon (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Callbeck, Champagne, P.C., Cochrane, Cook, Cordy, Eggleton, P.C., Fairbairn, P.C., Forrestall, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Keon, Kirby, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Pépin and Trenholme Counsell

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Munson and Nancy Ruth

Chair:
Senator Art Eggleton, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair: Senator Wilbert Joseph Keon (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Brown, Callbeck, Champagne, P.C., Cochrane, Cook, Cordy, Eggleton, P.C., Fairbairn, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Keon, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Munson, Pépin and Trenholme Counsell

Subcommittee on Cities

Chair:
Senator Art Eggleton, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Andrée Champagne, P.C. (Conservative)

Members of the committee (as nominated by the committee):
Senators Champagne, P.C., Cordy, Eggleton, P.C., Munson, Nancy Ruth and Trenholme Counsell

Chair:
Senator Art Eggleton, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Andrée Champagne, P.C. (Conservative)

Members of the committee (as nominated by the committee):
Senators Champagne, P.C., Cordy, Eggleton, P.C., Keon, Munson and Trenholme Counsell

Subcommittee on Population Health

Chair:
Senator Wilbert Joseph Keon (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Lucie Pépin (Liberal)

Members of the committee (as nominated by the committee):
Senators Callbeck, Cochrane, Cook, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon and Pépin

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Eggleton, P.C., Gustafson, Nancy Ruth and
Trenholme Counsell

Chair:
Senator Wilbert Joseph Keon (Conservative)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Lucie Pépin (Liberal)

Members of the committee (as nominated by the committee):
Senators Brown, Callbeck, Cochrane, Cook, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon and Pépin

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Eggleton, P.C., Munson and Segal

Standing Committee on Transport and Communications

Chair:
Senator Lise Bacon (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator David Tkachuk (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Adams, Bacon, Carney, P.C., Dawson, Eyton, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Johnson,
*
LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer, Merchant, Munson, Phalen, Tkachuk and Zimmer

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Cochrane, Di Nino, Fairbairn, P.C., Fox, P.C.,
Milne, Peterson and Segal

Chair:
Senator Lise Bacon (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Donald H. Oliver (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Adams, Bacon, Dawson, Eyton, Fox, P.C.,
*
Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer, Merchant, Oliver, Phalen, Tkachuk and Zimmer

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Cowan and Massicotte

Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament

Co-Chair:
Senator Marilyn Trenholme Counsell (Liberal)

Senate members of the committee:
Senators Johnson, Lapointe, Oliver, Poy and Trenholme Counsell

Co-Chair:
Senator Marilyn Trenholme Counsell (Liberal)

Senate members of the committee:
Senators Lapointe, Murray, P.C., Oliver, Rompkey, P.C.
and Trenholme Counsell

Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

Joint Chair:
Senator J. Trevor Eyton (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Biron, Bryden, De Bané, P.C., Eyton, Harb, Moore, Nolin and St. Germain, P.C.

Joint Chair:
Senator J. Trevor Eyton (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Biron, Bryden, Cook, Eyton, Harb, Moore, Nolin and St. Germain, P.C.

Special Committee on Aging

Chair:
Senator Sharon Carstairs, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Wilbert Joseph Keon (Conservative)

Original members agreed to by motion of the Senate:
Senators Carstairs, P.C., Chaput, Cordy, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Johnson, Keon, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer and Murray, P.C.

Chair:
Senator Sharon Carstairs, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Wilbert Joseph Keon (Conservative)

Members of the committee:
Senators Carstairs, P.C., Chaput, Cools, Cordy,
*
Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Johnson, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer and Nolin

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Keon and Stratton

Special Committee on the Anti-terrorism Act

Chair:
Senator David P. Smith, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Pierre Claude Nolin (Conservative)

Original members agreed to by motion of the Senate:
Senators Andreychuk, Day, Fairbairn, P.C., Fraser,
*
Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., Kinsella, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Nolin and Smith, P.C.

Chair:
Senator David P. Smith, P.C. (Liberal)

Deputy Chair:
Senator Pierre Claude Nolin (Conservative)

Original members agreed to by motion of the Senate:
Senators Andreychuk, Day, Fairbairn, P.C., Fraser,
*Hervieux-Payette, P.C (or Tardif), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., Kinsella, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Nolin and Smith, P.C.

Other senators who participated in the work of the committee:
Senators Baker, P.C., Johnson, Oliver, Segal, Stratton and Tkachuk

Most members of this committee are selected by secret ballot in the Senate, not by nomination from the Committee of Selection.
As appointed by a motion of the Senate
* Chairs and Deputy Chairs as elected by the committee
* Indicates ex officio members
   
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