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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 2
Thursday, December 5, 2002
The Liaison Committee met in camera at 1:03 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Walt Lastewka, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Reg Alcock, Sue Barnes, Bonnie Brown, Charles L. Caccia, Joe Fontana, Gurmant Grewal, Charles Hubbard, Walt Lastewka, Clifford Lincoln, Judi Longfield, Bernard Patry, Tom Wappel.
Other Members present: John Godfrey; Mac Harb; John Harvard; John McKay;
In attendance: From the Committees Directorate: André Gagnon, Deputy Principal Clerk; Richard Dupuis, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Finance; Bill Farrell, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration; Christine Fisher, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage; Patrice Martin, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights; Bibiane Ouellette, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Agriculture; Jean-François Pagé, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology; Richard Rumas, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts; From the Financial and Human Resources Services Directorate: Nicholas Pappas, Senior Financial Officer.
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of its business pursuant to S.O. 107(1).
The Committee proceeded to the examination of the general budget envelope for committees. The Clerk gave a presentation on the financial status of the 2002-2003 fiscal year.
It was agreed, - That the Subcommittee on Children and Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee on Human Resources and the Status of Persons with Disabilities be granted an operational budget of $25,250 for its study on Aboriginal Youth at Risk.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be granted an operational budget of $62,500 for its study on marriage and the legal recognition of same-sex unions.
At 1:31 p.m., Judi Longfield took the Chair.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology be granted an operational budget of $60,000 for its study of foreign investment restrictions applicable to telecommunications common carriers.
At 1:33 p.m., Walt Lastewka took the Chair.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Finance be granted an operational budget of $26,900 for its study on Bank Mergers.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Agriculture be granted an operational budget of $33,200 for its study on the marketing of genetically modified organism products.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Agriculture be granted an operational budget of $26,400 for its study on the impact of the Kyoto Protocol and climate change on the agricultural sector.
It was agreed, - That the following budget requests be approved in principle, upon reception of additional funding by the Board of Internal Economy.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration be granted a travel budget of $118,555 to travel to St. John’s, Halifax, Charlottetown, Fredericton and Quebec during the period of January and February 2003 for public hearings on settlement programs, provincial nominee agreements, a National Identity Card, and Bill C-18, An Act respecting Canadian Citizenship.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
be granted a travel budget of $133,087 to travel to Victoria, Edmonton,
Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Toronto during the period of January and February 2003,
for public hearings on settlement programs, provincial nominee agreements, a
National Identity Card, and Bill C-18, An Act respecting Canadian
Citizenship.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration be granted a travel budget of $44,810 to travel to Washington, DC, (USA), during the period of January and February 2003, for informal meetings and site visits in relation to its study on security at ports of entry in Canada.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be granted a travel budget of $78,810 to travel to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra (Australia), from January 29 to February 9, 2003 for the ACPAC Conference.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage be granted a travel budget of $146,870 to travel to Washington, DC (USA) and, London (England) from January 16 to 23, 2003, for its final phase of the study on the state of the Canadian Broadcasting System.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be granted a travel budget of $108,709 to travel to Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium) and Amsterdam (Holland) from March 1 to 8, 2003, to meet with European officials, in relation to its study on marriage and the legal recognition of same-sex unions.
It was agreed, - That the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be granted a travel budget of $379,821 to travel country-wide, in February and March 2003, to conduct hearings in relation to its study on marriage and the legal recognition of same-sex unions.
It was agreed, - That the Chair of the Liaison Committee write to the Board of Internal Economy in order to inform them of the Liaison Committee’s financial situation and to request appropriate funds.
At 2:13 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marc Bosc
Clerk of the Committee