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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 2
 
Thursday, June 10, 2010
 

The Liaison Committee met in camera at 1:08 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Dean Allison, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, Rob Anders, Leon Benoit, James Bezan, Steven Blaney, Garry Breitkreuz, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Ed Fast, Candice Hoeppner, Larry Miller, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Joe Preston, Lee Richardson, Gary Ralph Schellenberger, Bruce Stanton, Paul Szabo, David Tilson and Merv Tweed.

 

Acting Members present: Massimo Pacetti for Hon. Hedy Fry.

 

Associate Members present: Cathy McLeod.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Robert Benoit, Deputy Principal Clerk; Karen Thriepland, Coordinator, Logistics Services. Standing Committee on Natural Resources: Carol Chafe, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Joann Garbig, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on the Status of Women: Julia Lockhart, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Finance: Jean-François Pagé, Clerk of the Committee; Julie-Anne Macdonald, Committee Clerk. Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas, Analyst.

 

The Deputy Principal Clerk gave a presentation on the financial status of the global envelope for committee activities and on the 2009-2010 post travel reports.

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

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Natural Resources be granted an operational budget of $65,076 in relation to its study on the regulations and status of emergency response assets for offshore oil and gas drilling.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be granted a travel budget of $35,696 to travel to Quebec City, Quebec to attend the Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees, in August 2010.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Finance be granted a travel budget of $119,878 to travel to London, Ontario; Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Quebec and St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2010 pre-budget consultations.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Finance be granted a travel budget of $152,520 to travel to Surrey and Kamloops, British Columbia and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for the 2010 pre-budget consultations.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Finance be granted an operational budget of $141,900 for the 2010 pre-budget consultations.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 107(1), the Committee resumed consideration of matters relating to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That, for the fiscal year 2010-2011, the Liaison Committee will limit its total expenditures to $5 million from its global envelope of $5.25 million allocated from the Board of Internal Economy to fund standing and standing joint committee activities, and that the Liaison Committee may consider funding, on a case-by-case basis, any budget requests submitted from special and legislative committees to the Board of Internal Economy.

 

The Deputy Principal Clerk gave a presentation on the proposed amendments to By-Law 401 (Committee Finance and Administration).

 

Pursuant to Standing Order 107(1), the Committee resumed its study on the new committee rooms.

 

The Chair informed members of matters relating to the usage of videoconferencing and Powerpoint presentations in committee.

 

Pursuant to Standing Order 107(1), the Committee resumed consideration of matters relating to Committee business.

 

At 1:58 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



André Gagnon
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2010/06/17 3:16 p.m.