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).