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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 38
 
Monday, June 1, 2015
 

The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics met at 3:29 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Charlie Angus, Charmaine Borg, Ray Boughen, Paul Calandra, Patricia Davidson, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Larry Maguire, Tilly O'Neill Gordon, Scott Simms and Bob Zimmer.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Maxime-Olivier Thibodeau, Analyst. House of Commons: Caroline Massicotte, Procedural Clerk.

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

Charmaine Borg moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), the Committee undertake a study of the report of the Information Commissioner, entitled “Investigation into an access to information request for the Long-Gun Registry” referred to the Committee on May 14, 2015; that as part of the study the Committee request from the Department of Justice all of its documents relating to this case; that the Committee invite as part of the study the Information Commissioner of Canada, the Attorney General of Canada, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Minister of Finance, the Commissioner of the RCMP, the RCMP ATIP Coordinator, the Director of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, and the RCMP officers who destroyed the registry data; and that the Committee report its findings to the House.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 3; NAYS: 6.

 

Charlie Angus moved, — That the Committee report to the House recommending that the government, in consultation with the offices of the Information Commissioner, the Lobbying Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner, immediately increase their funding to a level that will allow each office to adequately and sustainably meet its responsibilities and protect Canadians’ rights.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was negatived, by a show of hands: YEAS: 3; NAYS: 6.

 

Paul Calandra moved, — That the Committee do now adjourn.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 6; NAYS: 3.

 

At 3:48 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Joann Garbig
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2015/06/02 10:05 a.m.