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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 12

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee met in camera at 1:25 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Dean Allison, presiding.

Members of the Subcommittee present: Dean Allison, James Bezan, David Christopherson, Pat Martin, Larry Miller, Merv Tweed and Chris Warkentin.

Acting Members present: Dave MacKenzie for Joe Preston.

Other Members present: Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Gerald Keddy, Hon. Rob Merrifield and James Rajotte.

In attendance: House of Commons: Karen Thriepland, Coordinator, Logistics Services . Standing Committee on Finance: Guyanne L. Desforges, Clerk of the Committee . Standing Committee on International Trade: Paul Cardegna, Clerk of the Committee . Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Joann Garbig, Clerk of the Committee . Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics: Chad Mariage, Clerk of the Committee . Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas, Analyst.

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

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

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Finance be granted an operational budget of $88,500 for its study on Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on International Trade be granted a travel budget of $173,526.02 to travel to Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, Japan, during the period of August to November 2012, in relation to its study on A Comprehensive and High-Level Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan..

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be granted a travel budget of $29,801 to travel to Iqaluit, Nunavut,in August 2012, in relation to the Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees (CCPAC) and Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors (CCOLA) Annual Conference..

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be granted a travel budget of $38,648.90 to travel to Washington, D.C., United States of America, in the Fall of 2012, in relation to its study on Privacy and social media.

At 1:51 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Luc Fortin
Clerk of the Subcommittee

2012/06/06 2:51 p.m.