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Meeting Minutes

Monday, December 5, 2011

A meeting of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons was held on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 11:30 a.m., in Room 112-N, Centre Block.

In the Chair: The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons

Present: The Honourables Peter Van Loan, Gordon O'Connor; Mr. Joe Comartin; and Ms. Chris Charlton and Judy Foote

Secretary to the Board: Audrey O'Brien, Clerk of the House of Commons

Also Present: Marc Bosc, Deputy Clerk; André Gagnon, Clerk Assistant, Committees and Legislative Services Directorate; Rob Walsh, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; Richard Denis, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; Mark Watters, Chief Financial Officer; and Suzanne Verville, Secretariat

Tabling of Minutes

The minutes of the meeting of November 21, 2011 were approved for tabling .

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the meeting of November 28, 2011 were adopted.

Administration

Legislative Committees on Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, and Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board

The Board agreed that the interim budget of $50,000 for the Legislative Committee on Bill C-11 , An Act to amend the Copyright Act, and that the costs related to the hearings of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-18 , An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts, be funded from the global envelope for standing committees.

By-laws

The Board approved the Members By-law . The Board also agreed that the date for the coming into force of the By-laws and their posting on the parliamentary website be April 1, 2012.

Strategic and Operating Review

The Board was briefed on the proposed strategic and operating review. The Board requested further information, and agreed to discuss it at a future meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.

Audrey O'Brien
Secretary to the Board