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 Canadian House of Commons. 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 Canadian House of Commons. 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

	Member	District
Liberal	Larry Bagnell, Chair	Yukon, YK
Liberal	Arnold Chan	Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
Liberal	David de Burgh Graham	Laurentides—Labelle, QC
Liberal	Ginette Petitpas Taylor	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Liberal	Ruby Sahota	Brampton North, ON
Liberal	Anita Vandenbeld	Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
Conservative	Blake Richards, Vice-Chair	Banff—Airdrie, AB
Conservative	Scott Reid	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON
Conservative	Jamie Schmale	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON
New Democratic	David Christopherson, Vice-Chair	Hamilton Centre, ON

Sub-Committees

Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SPRO)
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business (SMEM)

External links

Committee List

References

↑ "Dictionary of parliamentary procedure". Socialsciencesdictionary.com. Retrieved 2012-01-11.

Standing Committees of the Parliament of Canada

House of Commons	Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Agriculture and Agri-Food Canadian Heritage Citizenship and Immigration Environment and Sustainable Development Finance Fisheries and Oceans Foreign Affairs and International Development Government Operations and Estimates Health Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Indigenous and Northern Affairs Industry, Science and Technology International Trade Justice and Human Rights National Defence Natural Resources Official Languages Procedure and House Affairs Public Accounts Public Safety and National Security Status of Women Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Veterans Affairs

Senate	Aboriginal Peoples Agriculture and Forestry Banking, Trade and Commerce Conflict of Interest for Senators Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources Fisheries and Oceans Foreign Affairs and International Development Human Rights Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration Legal and Constitutional Affairs National Finance National Security and Defence (Veterans Affairs) Official Languages Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament Selection Social Affairs, Science and Technology Transport and Communication

Joint	Library of Parliament Scrutiny of Regulations

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