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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 41
 
Thursday, June 12, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Paul Szabo, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Carole Lavallée, Pat Martin, Richard Nadeau, Glen Douglas Pearson, Paul Szabo, David Tilson and Dave Van Kesteren.

 

Acting Members present: Mike Allen for Dave Batters, David Anderson for Dave Batters, Dean Del Mastro for Mike Wallace, Gary Goodyear for Russ Hiebert, Irene Mathyssen for Pat Martin, Marcel Proulx for Hon. Charles Hubbard, Mario Silva for Sukh Dhaliwal and Bruce Stanton for Mike Wallace.

 

Associate Members present: Pierre Poilievre.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: James Latimer, Committee Clerk. Library of Parliament: Nancy Holmes, Analyst.

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

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of Charles Hubbard, — That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics investigate the actions of the Conservative Party of Canada during the 2006 election, in relation to which Elections Canada has refused to reimburse Conservative candidates for certain election campaign expenses in order to determine if these actions meet the ethical standards expected of public office holders.

 

David Tilson moved, — That the Committee do now adjourn.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:YEAS: Dean Del Mastro, Gary Goodyear, David Tilson, Dave Van Kesteren — 4; NAYS: Carole Lavallée, Pat Martin, Glen Douglas Pearson, Marcel Proulx, Mario Silva — 5.

 

The Committee resumed consideration of the amendment of Dave Van Kesteren, — That the motion be amended by adding after the words “public office holders” the following: “and should the Committee find in their investigations similar ethical practices by other parties, the Committee will broaden their investigations to include the study of these ethical practices and make recommendations to Elections Canada as to whether theses ethical practices ought to be continued”.

 

David Tilson moved, — That the amendment be amended by adding after the words “by other parties,” the following: “or in past elections”.

Debate arose thereon.

 

Marcel Proulx moved, — That the Committee do now adjourn.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: David Anderson, Gary Goodyear, Carole Lavallée, Irene Mathyssen, Richard Nadeau, Glen Douglas Pearson, Marcel Proulx, Mario Silva, Bruce Stanton, David Tilson, Dave Van Kesteren — 11; NAYS: — 0.

 

At 5:29 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Richard Rumas
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2008/10/01 10:34 a.m.