Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations

The Standing Joint Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations (REGS) is a joint committee of the House of Commons of Canada and the Senate of Canada. Its mandate is to examine regulations made by the government of Canada for flaws in legality and execution.

Studies

• Matters of legality and the procedural aspects of government regulations
• The appropriate principles and practices to be observed in creating and using executive regulations and statutes
• Scrutinising the drafting of powers enabling delegates of Parliament to make subordinate laws

Membership

Senate

Caucus		Caucus	Province
	Conservative|| Bob Runciman|| ON
	Independent Senators Group || Pamela Wallin|| SK
	Senate Liberal|| Pana Merchant, chair|| SK

House of Commons

Party		Member	District
	Conservative|| Harold Albrecht, chair || Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
	Conservative|| Kerry Diotte || Edmonton Griesbach, AB
	Conservative|| Garnett Genuis || Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
	Conservative|| Glen Motz || Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
	Liberal|| Vance Badawey, vice-chair || Niagara Centre, ON
	Liberal|| Nicola Di Iorio || Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC
	Liberal|| Ali Ehsassi || Willowdale, ON
	Liberal|| Fayçal El-Khoury || Laval—Les Îles, QC
	Liberal|| John Oliver || Oakville, ON
	Liberal|| Francis Scarpaleggia || Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
	Liberal|| Salma Zahid || Scarborough Centre, ON
	New Democratic|| Pierre-Luc Dusseault, vice-chair|| Sherbrooke, QC

External links

• Official website