There are several types of committees in Canada’s parliament such as standing committees, joint committees, special committees, legislative committees, subcommittees, liaison committees, and committees of the whole (Parliament of Canada). The function of these committees is to study legislation and matters related to their mandate in greater detail and in small groups. More importantly, committees publish reports that contain the conclusions of their examination and recommendations to the issue at hand, as well as reporting the information to the House of Commons. Furthermore, special committees are committees appointed by the House of Commons to study an issue of special importance. In this case, the House of Commons’ Special Committee on Electoral Reform was created by order of reference by the House of Commons on June 7th, 2016 to carry out its mandate (SCER,
There are several types of committees in Canada’s parliament such as standing committees, joint committees, special committees, legislative committees, subcommittees, liaison committees, and committees of the whole (Parliament of Canada). The function of these committees is to study legislation and matters related to their mandate in greater detail and in small groups. More importantly, committees publish reports that contain the conclusions of their examination and recommendations to the issue at hand, as well as reporting the information to the House of Commons. Furthermore, special committees are committees appointed by the House of Commons to study an issue of special importance. In this case, the House of Commons’ Special Committee on Electoral Reform was created by order of reference by the House of Commons on June 7th, 2016 to carry out its mandate (SCER,