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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 3
 
Thursday, October 8, 2009
 

The Liaison Committee met at 1:17 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, for the purpose of electing a Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 107(2).

 

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, Leon Benoit, James Bezan, Garry Breitkreuz, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Ed Fast, Hon. Hedy Fry, Andrew Kania, Larry Miller, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Joe Preston, James Rajotte, Yasmin Ratansi, Lee Richardson, Gary Ralph Schellenberger, Joy Smith, Kevin A. Sorenson, Bruce Stanton, Paul John Mark Szabo, Mervin C. Tweed and Rodney Weston.

 

Other Members present: Chris Warkentin.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Senior Director (acting). House of Commons: Robert Benoit, Deputy Principal Clerk; Karen Thriepland, Coordinator, Logistics Services; Gilles Larocque, Senior Financial Advisor. Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Miriam Burke, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development: Graeme Truelove, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities: Bonnie Charron, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Finance: Jean-François Pagé, Clerk of the Committee; Travis Ladouceur, Committee Clerk. Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security: Roger Préfontaine, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development: Guyanne L. Desforges, Clerk of the Committee.

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

On motion of James Bezan, it was agreed, — That Dean Allison be elected Chair of the Committee.

 

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

 

On motion of Paul John Mark Szabo, it was agreed, — That Shawn Murphy be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

Dean Allison took the Chair.

 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 107(6), the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets be now composed of eight (8) Members and that the Members be the following: the Chair, the Vice-Chair, James Bezan, Hon. Hedy Fry, Mervin C. Tweed, Larry Miller, Joe Preston and Lee Richardson.

 

At 1:23 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:24 p.m., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 107(1), the Committee resumed its study on budget submissions.
 

The Deputy Principal Clerk gave a presentation on the financial status of the global envelope for committee activities.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be granted a travel budget of $61,049 to travel to Montréal, Quebec and Halifax, Nova Scotia in relation to its study on organized crime, in the Fall of 2009.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development be granted a travel budget of $63,763 to travel to Iqaluit, Nunavut in relation to its study on northern economic development, in the Fall or Winter of 2009-2010.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development be granted a travel budget of $97,038 to travel to Whitehorse, Yukon and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in relation to its study on northern economic development, in the Fall or Winter of 2009-2010.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities be granted a service contract budget of $4,000 for its study of high speed rail in Canada.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Finance be granted a travel budget of $76,345 to travel to Regina and Weyburn, Saskatchewan; Winnipeg, Manitoba and Toronto, Ontario for the 2009 pre-budget consultations.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security be granted a travel budget of $98,896 to travel to Saskatoon and Maple Creek, Saskatchewan; Kingston, Ontario; Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec and Dorchester, New Brunswick in relation to its study on correctional services, mental health and addictions, in the Fall of 2009.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security be granted a travel budget of $157,146 to travel to London, United Kingdom and Oslo, Norway in relation to its study on correctional services, mental health and addictions, in the Fall of 2009.

 

It was agreed, — That the request for reimbursement submitted by Derek Lee regarding a witness who submitted his expense claim to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates after the 60-day deadline be concurred in.

 

At 1:44 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



André Gagnon
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2009/10/16 3:28 p.m.