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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 50
 
Monday, March 21, 2011
 

The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, the Hon. Shawn Murphy, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Jim Abbott, Harold Albrecht, Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Paul Calandra, Patricia Davidson, Hon. Wayne Easter, Carole Freeman, Hon. Shawn Murphy, Pierre Poilievre, Bill Siksay and Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac.

 

Acting Members present: Alice Wong for Harold Albrecht.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst; Dara Lithwick, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: CBC/Radio-Canada: Maryse Bertrand, Vice-President, Real Estate, Legal Services and General Counsel; Hubert T. Lacroix, President and Chief Executive Officer. Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada: Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(vi) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, the Committee commenced its study of Access to Information at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
 

Suzanne Legault and Hubert T. Lacroix made statements and with Maryse Bertrand answered questions.

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

At 5:19 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:19 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

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

Your Subcommittee met on Monday, March 21, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That the Committee adopt the proposed committee business calendar as presented.

2. That, pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, March 10, 2011, the Committee commence a study on the special report entitled "Open Outlook, Open Access" issued by the Information Commissioner of Canada; and, that the President of Canada Post, Mr. Deepak Chopra and the Information Commissioner be invited to appear in this regard.

 

On motion of Bill Siksay, it was agreed, — That the report of the Subcommittee be concurred in.

 

Carole Freeman moved, — That, in relation to Corinne Charette’s (Chief Information Officer –Treasury Board Secretariat) appearance on February 9, 2011, at which she committed to providing the Committee, within 1 month, the Treasury Board’s 5 point plan on open government/open data, a detailed summary on what has been accomplished to date and their of plan of action going forward in the coming months, and since this deadline of March 9, 2011, was not met, the Treasury Board Secretariat and Ms. Corinne Charette be ordered to provide these documents to the Committee, in both official languages, not later than Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 3:00 p.m..

Debate arose thereon.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

 

At 5:27 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Chad Mariage
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2011/04/20 12:08 p.m.