Committee of the Whole

This committee consists of all the Members of the Assembly. It is the Assembly itself - but the proceedings are not as formal and have more flexible rules.  The Deputy Speaker chairs Committee of the Whole in place of the Speaker. There are two Deputy Chairs to assist the Chair of Committee of the Whole.

The Legislative Assembly refers many matters to the Committee of the Whole. For instance, all Bills are brought to the Committee after Second Reading where they are looked at very carefully and possibly changed.

All business discussed in Committee of the Whole is reported to the Assembly by the Chair. The Assembly then decides whether to accept the Committee's report and whether to adopt the decisions made in Committee of the Whole.

Clerk: Clerk on Chamber duty.