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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 1
 
Thursday, November 7, 2013
 

The Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee met in camera at 1:33 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Dean Allison, presiding.

 

Other Members present: Hon. Peter Kent, Hon. Rob Merrifield, James Rajotte, Bev Shipley and Joy Smith.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Gilles Larocque, Senior Financial Advisor; Jeffrey LeBlanc, Principal Clerk; Karen Thriepland, Coordinator, Logistics Services. Standing Committee on International Trade: Paul Cardegna, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Finance: Christine Lafrance, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food: Jean Michel Roy, Clerk of the Committee. Library of Parliament: Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst.

 

The Clerk gave a presentation of the financial status of the global envelope for committee activities.

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

It was agreed, — That the request for reimbursement presented by Joy Smith regarding a witness who submitted his expense claim to the Standing Committee on Health after the 60-day deadline be concurred in.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 107(1), the Subcommittee resumed its study on budget submissions.
 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Finance be granted an operational budget of $55,000 for its study on Pre-budget consultations 2013.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on International Trade be granted a travel budget of $ 48,892.57 to travel to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the Fall of 2013, in relation to its study on the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food be granted a travel budget of $ 22,917.50 to travel to Washington, D.C., United States of America, in the Fall of 2013, in relation to its study on the Changes to the U.S. Rule on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).

 

At 1:42 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Luc Fortin
Clerk of the Subcommittee

 
 
2013/11/15 10:27 a.m.