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01:01:22

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Senate Selection Committee Elects Chair and Deputy Chair

Selection Committee: December 1, 2021: The committee unanimously elects Sen. Michael L. MacDonald as its chair. The committee also selects Sen. Raymonde Saint- Germain as the deputy chair.
00:36:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Implementing a Secret Ballot Vote for Speaker Pro Tempore

Selection Committee: January 25, 2021: Senators debate whether to implement a secret ballot system to fill the speaker pro tempore position for the remainder of the parliamentary session. On December 9, 2020, the committee nominated Pierrette Ringuette as the interim Senate Speaker Pro Tempore, the acting speaker whenever the speaker is unable to oversee a sitting of the Senate. Senator Ringuette’s nomination has yet to be confirmed through a vote via secret ballot in the Senate.
00:17:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Debate on the Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Position

Selection Committee - December 9, 2020: Senators nominate Pierrette Ringuette as the interim Senate Speaker Pro Tempore, the acting speaker whenever the speaker is unable to oversee a sitting of the Senate. Senator Ringuette’s nomination has yet to be confirmed through a vote via secret ballot in the Senate.
00:26:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Senators Meet to Discuss Virtual Meetings

Selection Committee - November 4, 2020: Senators meet in order to make recommendations to the Senate on how committees will do their work virtually during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
00:33:30

In Committee from the Senate of Canada

Committee Composition and a Possible Virtual Senate Chamber

Selection Committee - November 2, 2020: Despite his reservations, senators elect Progressive Senate Group Senator Terry Mercer as committee chair. The committee then proceeds to discuss the political composition of various committees. There are currently five political groupings withing the Senate: Independent Senate Group, Conservative, Canadian Senators Group, Progressive Senate Group, and non-affiliated. Senators also discuss a motion that would allow the Senate to sit virtually in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate has been sitting in person during the pandemic, while the House of Commons has moved to a hybrid in-person/virtual sitting model.