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Committee on the National Assembly

Current areas of competence

Establish the National Assembly’s Standing Orders and the rules governing the operation of the Assembly and its committees
Coordinate the work of the other committees
Authorize committees to travel or meet at locations outside the precincts of the Assembly
Hear, if necessary, persons required by law to be appointed by the Assembly
Deal with any matter that has not been specifically assigned to another committee
Examine matters relating to parliamentary reform, through the Subcommittee on Parliamentary Reform

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A new National Assembly was elected at the general election held on October 5, 2026. The Assembly has been summoned to meet on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 2 p.m. This first sitting will mark the beginning of the 1^st Session of the 44^th Legislature.

The Committee on the National Assembly has a certain number of powers relating to the operation of the other parliamentary committees. For instance, the Committee

determines the composition of each committee
sets the date of the first meeting of each committee
assigns chairships among the parties.

The Standing Orders of the National Assembly state that the Committee on the National Assembly must meet to consider these matters, which must be decided unanimously, not later than the third day on which the Assembly sits following the election of the President at the opening of a Legislature. The Committee must also meet as often as needed during the Legislature.

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41^st Legislature, 1^st Session (May 20, 2014 - August 23, 2018)

Past Orders

Past Orders
Title
Inquiry arising from the motion moved by the Member for Groulx pursuant to Standing Orders 324 to 327
Examining the preliminary report of the Commission de la représentation électorale and, to that end, hearing the Commission de la représentation électorale
Establishing the membership of the standing committees and adopting the list of temporary chairs
Determining the membership of each parliamentary committee and adopting the list of temporary chairs

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Members

Auger, Pierre Michel

Member

Member for Champlain

Bernier, Raymond

Member

Member for Montmorency

Bérubé, Pascal

Member

Member for Matane-Matapédia

Bonnardel, François

Member

Member for Granby

Chagnon, Jacques

Chair

Member for Westmount–Saint-Louis

de Santis, Rita Lc

Member

Member for Bourassa-Sauvé

Fournier, Jean-Marc

Member

Member for Saint-Laurent

Gaudreault, Maryse

Member

Member for Hull

Gaudreault, Sylvain

Member

Member for Jonquière

Gendron, François

Member

Member for Abitibi-Ouest

Iracà, Alexandre

Member

Member for Papineau

Martel, Donald

Member

Member for Nicolet-Bécancour

Ménard, Nicole

Member

Member for Laporte

Merlini, Richard

Member

Member for La Prairie

Ouellette, Guy

Member

Member for Chomedey

Ouimet, François

Member

Member for Marquette

Pagé, Sylvain

Member

Member for Labelle

Picard, Marc

Member

Member for Chutes-de-la-Chaudière

Richard, Lorraine

Member

Member for Duplessis

Rochon, Sylvain

Member

Member for Richelieu

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Contact information for the committee

Clerk : Mr. François Arsenault
Édifice Pamphile-Le May
1035, rue des Parlementaires
3e étage
Québec (Quebec) G1A 1A3
Telephone: 418-643-2722
can@assnat.qc.ca

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