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

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Members

Caucus		Member	Province	Conservative	Vernon White, deputy chair	ON	Conservative		SK	Conservative		QC	Conservative		ON	Conservative		NS	Conservative		SK	Conservative		NL	Independent Senators Group		QC	Independent Senators Group		QC	Independent Senators Group		ON	Independent Senators Group		AB	Independent Senators Group		NB	Non-affiliated		QC	Non-affiliated		ON	Senate Liberal		QC	Senate Liberal		BC	Senate Liberal		QC

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

Notes

1. Web site: Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament. Information Service, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved on 2012-02-09.
2. Web site: Mandate. Information Service, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved on 2012-02-09.