Report Of Committee Activities

"Due to the 44th federal election period having occurred during this fiscal year, the present report will cover the periods from April 1, 2021 to August 15, 2021 (dissolution of Parliament) and from November 22, 2021 (resumption of Parliament) to March 31, 2022. During these periods, committees held a total of 852 meetings, heard from 3 725 witnesses and presented 148 reports to the House"--Page 2.

This reference book is primarily a procedural work which examines the many forms, customs, and practices which have been developed and established for the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867. It provides a distinctive Canadian perspective in describing procedure in the House up to the end of the first session of the 36th Parliament in Sept. 1999. The material is presented with full commentary on the historical circumstances which have shaped the current approach to parliamentary business. Key Speaker's rulings and statements are also documented and the considerable body of practice, interpretation, and precedents unique to the Canadian House of Commons is amply illustrated. Chapters of the book cover the following: parliamentary institutions; parliaments and ministries; privileges and immunities; the House and its Members; parliamentary procedure; the physical & administrative setting; the Speaker & other presiding officers; the parliamentary cycle; sittings of the House; the daily program; oral & written questions; the process of debate; rules of order & decorum; the curtailment of debate; special debates; the legislative process; delegated legislation; financial procedures; committees of the whole House; committees; private Members' business; public petitions; private bills practice; and the parliamentary record. Includes index.

"This report covers the period from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. During this period, committees held a total of 1,295 meetings, heard from 5,518 witnesses, received 2,625 briefs and presented 195 reports to the House"--Page 2.