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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 2
 
Thursday, September 28, 2006
 

The Liaison Committee met at 1:07 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, Rob Anders, Leon Benoit, Rick Casson, Gary Goodyear, Art Hanger, Gerald Keddy, Guy Lauzon, Colin Mayes, Rob Merrifield, Bob Mills, Hon. Shawn Murphy, James Rajotte, Lee Richardson, Gerry Ritz, Gary Schellenberger, Hon. Judy Sgro, Kevin Sorenson, Paul Szabo, Merv Tweed and Tom Wappel.

 

Other Members present: Cheryl Gallant, Peter Goldring and Ed Komarnicki.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Colette Labrecque-Riel, Deputy Principal Clerk; Karen Thriepland, Coordinator, Logistics Services. Standing Committee on Health: Carmen DePape, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Diane Diotte, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on the Status of Women: Michelle Tittley, Clerk of the Committee. House of Commons: Samy Agha, Procedural Clerk. Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development: Justin Vaive, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on National Defence: Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin, Clerk of the Committee. House of Commons: Chantal Proulx, Liaison Committee and Finance Officer.

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

On motion of Rob Merrifield, 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 Leon Benoit, it was agreed, — That Judy Sgro be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

Dean Allison took the Chair.

 

It was agreed, — That a Subcommittee on Committee Budgets established to approve committees' budget requests be comprised of the Chair Dean Allison, the Vice-Chair Judy Sgro, Art Hanger, Guy Lauzon, Rob Merrifield, Paul Szabo and Tom Wappel.

 

At 1:12 p.m.., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.

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

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

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Health be granted an operational budget of $82,450 for its study on Childhood Obesity.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be granted an operational budget of $54,020 for its study of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment).

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on the Status of Women be granted an operational budget of $63,000 for its study on Human Trafficking.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development be granted a travel budget of $11,047 to travel to attend the Canadian Aboriginal law Conference 2006, in Ottawa, on October 4 and 5, 2006.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on National Defence be granted a travel budget of $5,731 to travel to Canadian Forces Base, in Petawawa, ON, for a site visit in relation to its study of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, in October and November 2006.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on National Defence be granted a travel budget of $54,893 to travel to Edmonton, AB for a site visit in relation to its study of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, in October and November 2006.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on National Defence be granted a travel budget of $34,412 to travel to Gagetown, NB for a site visit in relation to its study on Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, in October and November 2006.

 

At 1:28 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Marie-Andrée Lajoie
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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