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Committee Work

Membership on Senate and Joint Committees (1984 to present)

33rd Parliament, 1st Session (Nov 1984 – Aug 1986)

-          Standing Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

-          Standing Joint Committee on Printing

 

33rd Parliament, 2nd Session (Sept 1986 – Oct 1988)

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Standing Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

-          Special Committee on Terrorism and Public Safety

 

34th Parliament, 1st Session (Dec 1988 – Feb 1989)

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

 

34th Parliament, 2nd Session (April 1989 – May 1991)

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Standing Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

-          Special Committee on Terrorism and Public Safety

-          Committee on Standing Rules and Orders

 

34th Parliament, 3rd Session (May 1991 – Sept 1993)

-          Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders 

-          Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

 

35th Parliament, 1st Session (Jan 1994 – Feb 1996)

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (VICE CHAIR)

-          Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

-          Special Joint Committee on Canada’s Defence Policy

 

 

35th Parliament, 2nd Session (Feb 1996 – April 1997)

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (VICE CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

-          Task Force on Corporate Governance

 

36th Parliament, 1st Session (Sept 1997 – Sept 1999)

-          Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

-          Standing Committee on Privileges, Standing Rules and Orders 

-          Standing Committee on Transport and Communications

-          Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

 

36th Parliament, 2nd Session (Oct 1999 – Oct 2000)

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration, Subcommittee on Human Resources (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

-          Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

-          Special Committee on Illegal Drugs

-          Special Committee on Bill C-20 Clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference

 

37th Parliament, 1st Session (Jan 2001 – Sept 2002)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence (CHAIR)

-          Special Committee on Illegal Drugs (VICE CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

-          Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

-          Standing Committee on Fisheries

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Special Committee on Bill C-36

-          Standing Committee on National Finance

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence , Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs

 

37th Parliament, 2nd Session (Sept 2002 – Nov 2003)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence, Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs 

 

37th Parliament, 3rd Session (Feb 2004 – May 2004)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence, Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs 

-          Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

 

38th Parliament, 1st Session (Oct 2004 – Nov 2005)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence, Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs 

 

39th Parliament, 1st Session (April 2006 – Sept 2007)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence, Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs 

-          Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament

 

39th Parliament, 2nd Session (Oct 2007 – Sept 2008)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

-          Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets  and Administration

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence, Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs 

 

40th Parliament, 1st Session (Jan 2009 – Dec 2009)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence (CHAIR)

-          Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence, Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs 

 

41st Parliament, 2nd Session (Oct 2013 – Aug 2015)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence

 

42nd Parliament, 1st Session (Dec 2015 – Present)

-          Standing Committee on National Security and Defence

 

 

NORTH ATLANTIC PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

 

Elected Rapporteur of the Defence and Security Committee (1999 - 2000)

 

Elected Chair of the Subcommittee on the Future of Security and Defence Capabilities (1999-2000)

 

Elected Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on the Future of the Armed Forces (1999-2000).