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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 1
 
Thursday, March 18, 2010
 

The Liaison Committee met at 1:11 p.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen St., for the purpose of electing a Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 106(1).

 

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, Leon Benoit, Hon. Maxime Bernier, James Bezan, Steven Blaney, Garry Breitkreuz, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Ed Fast, Candice Hoeppner, Larry Miller, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Joe Preston, James Rajotte, Lee Richardson, Gary Ralph Schellenberger, Joy Smith, David Sweet, Paul Szabo, David Tilson, Merv Tweed and Rodney Weston.

 

Acting Members present: Massimo Pacetti for Yasmin Ratansi.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Robert Benoit, Deputy Principal Clerk; Gilles Larocque, Senior Financial Advisor. Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Miriam Burke, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs: Jacques Lahaie, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on National Defence: Paul Cardegna, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology: Michelle Tittley, Clerk of the Committee. Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Senior Director.

 

Witnesses: House of Commons: Lyette Fortin, Director, Architecture and Program Strategic Planning, Architecture and Program Strategic Planning.

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

On motion of Steven Blaney, 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 Paul Szabo, it was agreed, — That Shawn Murphy be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

Dean Allison took the Chair.

 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 107(6), a Subcommittee on Committee Budgets be established to approve committees' budget requests and that the subcommittee be composed of the Chair, the Vice-Chair, James Bezan, Larry Miller, Joe Preston, Paul Szabo and Merv Tweed.

 

On motion of Joe Preston, it was agreed, — That the Clerk of the Committee be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the Committee and its Subcommittees.

 

On motion of Larry Miller, it was agreed, — That the Committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.

 

At 1:15 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:17 p.m., the Committee resumed in camera.

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

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

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be granted a travel budget of $76,988 to travel to Edmonton, Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba in relation to its study on the state of organized crime, in the Spring of 2010.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be granted a travel budget of $36,680 to travel to Toronto, Ontario in relation to its study on the state of organized crime, in the Spring of 2010.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs be granted a travel budget of $2,587 to travel to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec in relation to its study on the review of the new veterans charter, in the Spring of 2010.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on National Defence be granted a travel budget of $67,675 to travel to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and Iqaluit, Nunavut, in relation to its study on Arctic Sovereignty, in the Spring of 2010.

 

It was agreed, — That the request for reimbursement presented by Ed Fast regarding a witness who submitted his expense claim to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights after the 60-day deadline be concurred in.

 

It was agreed, — That the request for reimbursement presented by Michael Chong regarding a witness who submitted his expense claim to the Standing Committee on Industry after the 60-day deadline be concurred in.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 107(1), the Committee proceeded to the study of the new committee rooms.
 

The witness made a presentation and answered questions.

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

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

 



André Gagnon
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2010/03/19 12:55 p.m.