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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 2
 
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
 

The Liaison Committee met at 1:02 p.m. this day, in Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street, for the purpose of electing a Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 107(2).

 

Members of the Committee present: Harold Albrecht, Dean Allison, Gordon Brown, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Phil McColeman, Hon. Rob Merrifield, Larry Miller, Joe Preston, James Rajotte, Bev Shipley, Mike Wallace and Chris Warkentin.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Luc Fortin, Deputy Principal Clerk; Karen Thriepland, Coordinator, Logistics Services; Naim Bellemare, Senior Financial Advisor. Library of Parliament: Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: House of Commons: Stéphan Aubé, Chief Information Officer.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 107(2), the Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of a Chair.
 

On motion of Phil McColeman, it was agreed, — That Dean Allison be elected Chair of the Committee.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 107(2), the Committee proceeded to the election of a Vice-Chair.
 

On motion of Dean Allison, it was agreed, — That David Christopherson be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee in absentia.

 

Dean Allison took the Chair.

 
By unanimous consent, the Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 107(6), a Subcommittee on Committee Budgets be established to approve committees’ budget requests and that the subcommittee be composed of the Chair, the Vice-Chair, Pat Martin, Larry Miller, Phil McColeman, Joe Preston, and Chris Warkentin.

 

At 1:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:05 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

 

It was agreed, — That the draft report entitled “Committee Activities and Expenditures — April 1 - December 31, 2013”, be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

 

ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

 

It was agreed, — That the current paperless committee pilot project be extended by up to four committees; and

That a second pilot project be implemented for the autumn of 2014, upon which recommendations will be developed for the implementation of an improved solution for all committees which will be presented to the Liaison Committee no later than February 2015.

 

At 1:13 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Ian McDonald
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2014/04/15 10:38 a.m.