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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 13

Thursday, January 31, 2008

The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met at 11:06 a.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Gary Goodyear, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Yvon Godin, Gary Goodyear, Michel Guimond, Hon. Marlene Jennings, Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, Pierre Lemieux, Tom Lukiwski, Joe Preston, Marcel Proulx, Hon. Karen Redman and Scott Reid.

Acting Members present: Réal Ménard for Pauline Picard and Hon. Geoff Regan for Hon. Dominic LeBlanc.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sebastian Spano, Analyst.

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

The Chair presented the Second Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows:

Your Subcommittee met on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendation:

That, effective immediately, the debate on the motion of Karen Redman which reads as follows:

“That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs 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 illegitimate election campaign expenses”,

take priority over the other work of the Committee.

Tom Lukiwski moved, — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs conduct a study of the advertising practices of the Conservative Party of Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada, the New Democratice Party of Canada and the Bloc Québécois during the 2000, 2004 and the 2006 federal election campaigns.

Debate arose thereon.

At 11:49 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

James M. Latimer
Clerk of the Committee

2008/02/19 2:25 p.m.