Studies & Bills

Studies & Bills	Date Referred	Session
Study and make the necessary recommendations on the advisability of amending Senate practice so that bills tabled during a parliamentary session can be reintroduced at the same procedural stage in the following parliamentary session, with a view to including in the Rules of the Senate, a procedure that already exists in the House of Commons and would increase the efficiency of our parliamentary process	(2005-10-26)	38-1
Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at 9:37 AM
Study on the participation of Senators by telephone or videoconference during public and in camera meetings of select committees	(2005-06-22)	38-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 9:32 AM David E. Smith, Professor, Political Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Saskatchewan (As an individual) Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at 9:37 AM Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 12:24 PM
Examine and report upon establishing a new system of numbering for Senate bills	(2005-06-16)	38-1
Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 12:15 PM Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 9:37 AM
Consideration of an Oath of allegiance to Canada	(2005-06-09)	38-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 9:32 AM David E. Smith, Professor, Political Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Saskatchewan (As an individual) Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 9:35 AM Father Jacques Monet, SJ (As an individual) Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 12:15 PM Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at 9:32 AM James Ross Hurley (As an individual) Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at 12:15 PM
Clause-by-clause consideration of legislation	(2005-05-31)	38-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 12:20 PM Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at 9:33 AM Serge D. Gourgue, Director General, Parliamentary Precinct Services (Senate of Canada) Heather Lank, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate (Senate of Canada) Gary O'Brien, Deputy Clerk and Principal Clerk, Legislative Services (Senate of Canada) Alain Wood, Acting Director, Interpretation and Parliamentary Translation, Translation Bureau (Public Works and Government Services Canada)
Consideration of the use of languages other than French and English in Parliamentary Proceedings	(2005-05-17)	38-1
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at 9:33 AM Serge D. Gourgue, Director General, Parliamentary Precinct Services (Senate of Canada) Heather Lank, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate (Senate of Canada) Gary O'Brien, Deputy Clerk and Principal Clerk, Legislative Services (Senate of Canada) Alain Wood, Acting Director, Interpretation and Parliamentary Translation, Translation Bureau (Public Works and Government Services Canada) Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 12:13 PM

Orders of Reference

A committee’s order of reference is the Order of the Senate that authorizes it to examine a bill or to undertake a special study. Most committees require an order of reference before they can undertake such work. Three standing committees do, however, have permanent orders of reference, allowing them to undertake their work without waiting for a specific order of reference. These are the Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (responsible for proposing amendments to the rules of the Senate, examining questions of privilege and consideration of the orders and customs of the Senate and privileges of Parliament), the Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (responsible for the financial and administrative matters relating to the internal management of the Senate) and the Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators.