Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

The Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (RPRD) (French: Commité permanent du Sénat du Règlement, de la procédure et des droits du Parlement) is a committee of the Senate of Canada. As a standing committee, the rules of the Senate re-establish the committee at the opening of every new session of the Senate (otherwise the committee would permanently dissolve). The committee is charged with considering the possible repercussions and consequences of the motion of Hugh Segal to televise the proceedings of the Senate for public viewing.

Mandate

The committee's mandate is:

1. on its own initiative to propose, from time to time, amendments to the rules for consideration by the Senate;
2. upon reference from the Senate, to examine and, if required, report on any question of privilege; and
3. to consider the orders and customs of the Senate and privileges of Parliament.

Members

As of the 45th Canadian Parliament:

Caucus		Member	Province
	Progressive Senate Group	Peter Harder, chair	ON
	Conservative	Denise Batters, deputy chair	SK
	Canadian Senators Group	Percy Downe, deputy chair	PE
	Independent Senators Group	Pierrette Ringuette, deputy chair	NB
	Canadian Senators Group	Sharon Burey	ON
	Independent Senators Group	Bev Busson	BC
	Independent Senators Group	Chantal Petitclerc	QC
	Independent Senators Group	Raymonde Saint-Germain	QC
	Independent Senators Group	Allister Surette	NS
	Conservative	David Wells	NL
	Progressive Senate Group	Kristopher Wells	AB
	Progressive Senate Group	Judy White	NL
	Independent Senators Group	Suze Youance	QC
	Independent Senators Group	Hassan Yussuff	ON

The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.