The Board of Internal Economy was established in 1868, with the passage of An Act respecting the internal Economy of the House of Commons, and for other purposes.[1]
Membership of the Boardedit
The Chair of the Boardedit
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the Chair of the Board of Internal Economy; the current Chair is Greg Fergus.[2] The Chair is responsible for presiding over sittings of the Board, deciding on points of order, and for delivering a casting vote wherever a question before the Board cannot be decided. The Chair is counted when discerning the presence of a quorum.
The Chair is established by Section 50(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.
50. (1) There shall be a Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons, in this section and sections 51 to 53 referred to as "the Board", over which the Speaker of the House of Commons shall preside.
In the event of the death, incapacity or unavoidable absence of the Speaker, then five members of the Board would constitute a quorum (one of whom would need to be a Minister of the Crown, in the absence of the Speaker), and the Board would then proceed to designate one of its members as the Chair for that sitting.
The Leader of the Opposition is given an opportunity to sit on the Board under Section 50(2) of the Parliament of Canada Act; however, in modern times, the workload of the Opposition Leader necessitates the appointment of another member of the Opposition to represent His Majesty's Loyal Opposition on the Board.
Sections 50(2)(a) and 50(2)(b) provide for the appointment of several additional members to the Board of Internal Economy, to represent the other recognized parties in the House of Commons (a recognized party is any with at least twelve seats in the House). If there is only one recognized party in opposition to the Government, then that party receives two representatives, and the Government receives one. If there are multiple recognized parties in opposition, then each party receives one representative, and the Government may appoint a number of members one less than the total number appointed by those parties.
List of membersedit
As of October 2023[update], the membership in addition to the chair is as follows:[3]
The Secretary to the Board is responsible for recording the results of questions put to the Board, and for responding to the requests of the Chair for clarification regarding parliamentary procedure and regulations; he or she also records the minutes of the sittings. In addition to this role, as the chief executive of House administration, the Secretary to the Board is the officer responsible for carrying out and enforcing the decisions of the Board in the name of the Speaker. As per Section 51 of the Parliament of Canada Act, the Clerk of the House of Commons serves as the Secretary to the Board. The current Secretary is Charles Robert.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^"House of Commons Procedure and Practice, - 6. The Physical and Administrative Setting - Administrative Structures and Services". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
^"Membership - Board of Internal Economy House of Commons". Parliament of Canada.
^"Journals No. 198 - June 20, 2017 (42-1) - House of Commons of Canada".
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Board of Internal Economy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wikisource has original text related to this article An Act respecting the internal Economy of the House of Commons and for other purposes The Board of Internal Economy French Bureau de regie interne is the body that governs the administrative and financial policies of the House of Commons of Canada Unlike most committees of the Parliament of Canada the Board of Internal Economy continues through prorogation and dissolution The Board is presided over by the Speaker of the House of Commons Contents 1 History 2 Membership of the Board 2 1 The Chair of the Board 2 2 Other members 2 3 List of members 3 Secretary to the Board 4 ReferencesHistory editThe Board of Internal Economy was established in 1868 with the passage of An Act respecting the internal Economy of the House of Commons and for other purposes 1 Membership of the Board editThe Chair of the Board edit The Speaker of the House of Commons is the Chair of the Board of Internal Economy the current Chair is Greg Fergus 2 The Chair is responsible for presiding over sittings of the Board deciding on points of order and for delivering a casting vote wherever a question before the Board cannot be decided The Chair is counted when discerning the presence of a quorum The Chair is established by Section 50 1 of the Parliament of Canada Act 50 1 There shall be a Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons in this section and sections 51 to 53 referred to as the Board over which the Speaker of the House of Commons shall preside In the event of the death incapacity or unavoidable absence of the Speaker then five members of the Board would constitute a quorum one of whom would need to be a Minister of the Crown in the absence of the Speaker and the Board would then proceed to designate one of its members as the Chair for that sitting Other members edit The Board also has two members of His Majesty s Privy Council for Canada appointed by the Governor General under Section 50 2 of the Parliament of Canada Act to represent the Government Generally speaking members appointed to the Board from the Privy Council are simultaneously Ministers of the Crown Currently these are the House Leader and the Whip The Leader of the Opposition is given an opportunity to sit on the Board under Section 50 2 of the Parliament of Canada Act however in modern times the workload of the Opposition Leader necessitates the appointment of another member of the Opposition to represent His Majesty s Loyal Opposition on the Board Sections 50 2 a and 50 2 b provide for the appointment of several additional members to the Board of Internal Economy to represent the other recognized parties in the House of Commons a recognized party is any with at least twelve seats in the House If there is only one recognized party in opposition to the Government then that party receives two representatives and the Government receives one If there are multiple recognized parties in opposition then each party receives one representative and the Government may appoint a number of members one less than the total number appointed by those parties List of members edit As of October 2023 update the membership in addition to the chair is as follows 3 Party Member Office Liberal Greg Fergus Speaker of the House Chair Bloc Quebecois Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc Quebecois Whip Conservative Kerry Lynne Findlay Opposition Whip Liberal Mark Holland Government Whip New Democratic Peter Julian New Democratic Party House Leader Liberal Dominic LeBlanc Caucus representative Liberal Steven MacKinnon Chief Government Whip Liberal Ruby Sahota Caucus representative Conservative Andrew Scheer Opposition House LeaderSecretary to the Board editThe Secretary to the Board is responsible for recording the results of questions put to the Board and for responding to the requests of the Chair for clarification regarding parliamentary procedure and regulations he or she also records the minutes of the sittings In addition to this role as the chief executive of House administration the Secretary to the Board is the officer responsible for carrying out and enforcing the decisions of the Board in the name of the Speaker As per Section 51 of the Parliament of Canada Act the Clerk of the House of Commons serves as the Secretary to the Board The current Secretary is Charles Robert 4 5 References edit House of Commons Procedure and Practice 6 The Physical and Administrative Setting Administrative Structures and Services Parliament of Canada Retrieved 2011 01 25 Membership Board of Internal Economy House of Commons Parliament of Canada https www ourcommons ca Boie en membership Office of the Clerk House of Commons Journals No 198 June 20 2017 42 1 House of Commons of Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Board of Internal Economy amp oldid 1178454804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
