Skip to main content
Start of content

LIAI Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 1
 
Thursday, February 26, 2004
 

The Liaison Committee met at 1:07 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D Centre Block, for the purpose of electing a Chair and a Vice-Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 107(2).

 

Members of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Raymond Bonin, Bonnie Brown, Sarmite Bulte, Roy Cullen, Judi Longfield, Pat O'Brien, Bernard Patry, Brent St. Denis, Paul Steckle, Tom Wappel and John Williams.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Tranquillo Marrocco, Deputy Principal Clerk. Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology: Louise M. Thibault, Clerk. House of Commons: Nicholas Pappas, Senior Financial Officer.

 
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of the Chair.
 

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That Judi Longfield be elected Chair of the Committee.

 
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of the Vice-Chair.
 

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That Tom Wappel be elected as Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

Judi Longfield took the Chair.

 

By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That a Subcommittee on budgets be established to approve committees' budget requests and that the subcommittee be comprised of Bonnie Brown, Roy Cullen, Judi Longfield, Pat O'Brien, Bernard Patry, Tom Wappel, and John Williams.

 

At 1:12 p.m., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.

 

The Clerk gave a presentation on the financial status of the global envelope for committees activities.

 

It was agreed, — That the meetings of the Liaison Committee be held the first Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. or at the call of the Chair and that a working meal be paid out of the Committee’s budget at the discretion of the Chair.

 

The Committee proceeded to the examination of the general budget envelope for committees.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology be granted an operational budget of $30,200 for its study of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act.

 

At 1:21 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Marc Bosc
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2004/03/01 12:19 p.m.