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Meeting Minutes

Monday, November 14, 2011

A meeting of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons was held on Monday, November 14, 2011 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

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; Mark Watters, Chief Financial Officer; Valle Gomez-Sims, Director, Financial Planning, Resource Management and Corporate Policies; and Suzanne Verville, Secretariat

Tabling of Minutes

The minutes of the meeting of October 24, 2011 were approved for tabling .

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the meeting of October 31, 2011 were adopted.

Administration

Report to Canadians 2011

The Board took note of the Report to Canadians 2011 which reports on the 40th Parliament and agreed that the Speaker proceed with tabling in the House of Commons as soon as practicable.

By-laws

The Board considered the By-laws, as revised and approved by the previous Board of Internal Economy, requested further changes and agreed to complete the review at its next meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.

Audrey O'Brien
Secretary to the Board