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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 28

Thursday, March 8, 2012

The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics met in a televised session at 11:00 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Jean Crowder, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Scott Andrews, Charlie Angus, Brad Butt, Blaine Calkins, John Carmichael, Jean Crowder, Patricia Davidson, Dean Del Mastro, Earl Dreeshen, Pierre-Luc Dusseault and Dany Morin.

Acting Members present: Scott Armstrong for John Carmichael, Lois Brown for Colin Mayes, Hon. Gerry Byrne for Scott Andrews, Corneliu Chisu for Colin Mayes, Raymond Côté for Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Libby Davies for Dany Morin, Pierre Dionne Labelle for Charlie Angus, Cheryl Gallant for Blaine Calkins, Cheryl Gallant for Earl Dreeshen, Jonathan Genest-Jourdain for Dany Morin, Shelly Glover for Brad Butt, Jacques Gourde for Brad Butt, Randy Hoback for Dean Del Mastro, Candice Hoeppner for Brad Butt, Brian Jean for Earl Dreeshen, Gerald Keddy for Colin Mayes, Kevin Lamoureux for Scott Andrews, Pierre Lemieux for Earl Dreeshen, Costas Menegakis for Dean Del Mastro, Ève Péclet for Charlie Angus, Blake Richards for Blaine Calkins, Blake Richards for Dean Del Mastro, Greg Rickford for Colin Mayes, Gary Ralph Schellenberger for John Carmichael, Scott Simms for Scott Andrews, Bernard Trottier for Colin Mayes, Maurice Vellacott for Colin Mayes and Jeff Watson for Dean Del Mastro.

Associate Members present: Royal Galipeau, Deepak Obhrai, James Rajotte and Mark Warawa.

Other Members present: Hon. Mauril Bélanger and Massimo Pacetti.

In attendance: House of Commons: Alexandre Roger, Procedural Clerk . Library of Parliament: Dara Lithwick, Analyst ; Maxime-Olivier Thibodeau, Analyst ; Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst ; Sebastian Spano, Analyst ; Erin Virgint, Research Assistant.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of Dean Del Mastro and of the amendment of Scott Andrews, moved on Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Pierre-Luc Dusseault moved, — That the amendment be amended by adding after the word “Twitter” the following: “ and Facebook ”.

Debate arose thereon.

Brad Butt moved, — That the Committee proceed to sit in camera.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Brad Butt, Blaine Calkins, John Carmichael, Patricia Davidson, Dean Del Mastro, Earl Dreeshen, Maurice Vellacott — 7; NAYS: Scott Andrews, Charlie Angus, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Dany Morin — 4.

At 12:02 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:05 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

At 2:59 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics call Mr. Adam Carroll, former Liberal Research Bureau employee, for one meeting to examine his use of House of Commons resources in order to conceal his anonymous public attacks on a Member of Parliament and that this meeting take place by Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

At 8:20 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Chad Mariage
Clerk of the Committee

2012/03/27 11:46 a.m.