Senate Committees

Senator Muriel McQueen Ferguson, the first female Speaker of the Senate, once called committees the “heart and soul of the Senate.” Senate committees have a long history of important contribution to the development of public policy through serious, expert studies, as well as the review and amendment of legislation. Please see the links below to view my committee work since being named to the Senate in August 2009.


Current Committees

Standing Senate Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators (Chair)

Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Sub-Committee on Human Resources (Deputy Chair)
Sub-Committee on Diversity
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Past Committees

Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Standing Senate Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament
Special Committee on Charitable Sector 
Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying
Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights