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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 16

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics met at 3:32 p.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Tom Wappel, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sukh Dhaliwal, Jason Kenney, Jean-Yves Laforest, Carole Lavallée, Pat Martin, Hon. Jim Peterson, Bruce Stanton, David Tilson, Dave Van Kesteren, Mike Wallace, Tom Wappel and Paul Zed.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas, Analyst ; Nancy Holmes, Analyst ; Lydia Scratch, Analyst.

Witnesses: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner; Wayne Watson, Director General, Investigation and Inquiries Branch; Tom Pulcine, Director General and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services Branch.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the Committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2006-2007: Vote 45 (Office of the Privacy Commissioner) under JUSTICE referred to the Committee on Tuesday, April 25th 2006.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 5:16 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:18 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The Committee proceeded to sit in camera.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on September 27th, 2006, the Committee resumed its study of the alleged disclosure of the names of Access to Information applicants.

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

It was agreed, — That the Committee adopt the draft report as the Second Report to the House.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

It was agreed, — That the Chair be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the Report.

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report a dissenting opinion from any Member provided that it is no more than half the length of the report and is submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee in at least one official language no later than Wednesday, November 15, 2006.

It was agreed, — That, notwithstanding the Committee’s order of Thursday, May 4, 2006 regarding the transcripts of in camera meetings, the Clerk be authorized to make copies of the in camera transcript of the meeting held on Wednesday, November 1, 2006; and that the Clerk distribute a copy to each member of the Committee.

It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

At 5:35 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

James M. Latimer
Committee Clerk

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