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Meeting Minutes

Monday, January 30, 2012

A meeting of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons was held on Monday, January 30, 2012 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 and Rob Merrifield; 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: Rob Walsh, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; Richard Denis, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; Kathryn Butler Malette, Chief Human Resources Officer; Mark Watters, Chief Financial Officer; and Suzanne Verville, Secretariat

Tabling of Minutes

The minutes of the meeting of December 5, 2011 were approved for tabling .

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the meeting of December 12, 2011 were adopted.

Use of Parliamentary Resources

The Board was briefed on the issues regarding the use of House of Commons funds by former Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe. The Board agreed to invite Mr. Duceppe to a future meeting .

The meeting was adjourned.

Audrey O'Brien
Secretary to the Board