SBLI Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be granted a study budget of $54,500.00 for its study of the United States and Canadian Foreign Policy.
It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be granted a service contract budget of $400.00 for its study of the United States and Canadian Foreign Policy.
The Clerk gave a presentation on the financial status of the global envelope for committee activities.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on International Trade to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its study of Priorities of Canadian Stakeholders Having an Interest in Bilateral and Trilateral Trade in North America, Between Canada, United States and Mexico and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal to Washington, D.C., for its study of Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its Study on Asia, not exceeding ten travel days and with a cost reduced accordingly, and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its Study on the United States and Canadian Foreign Policy, not exceeding seven travel days and with a cost reduced accordingly, and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on Finance to prepare detailed budgets related to its Canadian and American travel proposals for its Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2018 Budget, not exceeding $300,000 in total, and submit them to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its study of Marine Protected Areas, and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its study of the Development of a National Seniors Strategy, and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its study of Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements and Self-Governance, not exceeding $150,000 and seven travel days, and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on Official Languages to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its study of Official Language Minority Communities, provided that the number of Members participating in the travel not exceed seven and the cost not exceed $70,000, and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee on National Defence to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its study of Canadian Armed Forces’ Operations REASSURANCE and UNIFIER in Central and Eastern Europe, not exceeding $150,000 and ten travel days, and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee Public Accounts to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its participation to the Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees and the Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors Annual Conference, provided that the number of Members participating in the travel not exceed seven, and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.
It was agreed, — That the aforementioned budgets be submitted to the Subcommittee by May 29, 2017.
At 1:50 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.