Tomm Posted January 5, 2020 at 05:26 PM Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 at 05:26 PM What's the difference between a "Committee of the Whole" and a "Quazi Committee of the Whole"? It either is, or isn't "of the Whole"! What am I missing? Please explain the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted January 5, 2020 at 07:17 PM Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 at 07:17 PM See RONR pp. 530-540. Page 530 specifies the distinctions between them and the remaining pages goes into more detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted January 5, 2020 at 08:30 PM Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 at 08:30 PM In a nutshell (and I'm guilty of oversimplification), the assembly sits and proceeds much as if (quasi, in Latin, means "as if") it were sitting as a Committee of the Whole. So, to resolve your dilemma, when proceeding quasi Committee of the Whole, the assembly is not sitting as a Committee of the Whole, but it is using some of the procedural characteristics of a Committee of the Whole to consider matters in a way that more resembles the more relaxed proceedings in a committee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted January 6, 2020 at 12:32 AM Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 at 12:32 AM One major difference is that a committee of the whole is a committee, while a quasi committee of the whole is not. A more detailed description is here, starting on page 19: https://issuu.com/parliamentarians/docs/nap_np_78-4-www Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 9, 2020 at 11:30 PM Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 at 11:30 PM And an actual Committee of the Whole has its own chairman, who reports to the presiding officer of the assembly when the committee rises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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