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Meeting Minutes

Monday, February 13, 2012

A meeting of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons was held on Monday, February 13, 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 : Gilles Duceppe, Former Member of Parliament and Former Leader of the Bloc Québécois; Me François Gendron, Legal Counsel to Mr. Duceppe; Richard Denis, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; Mark Watters, Chief Financial Officer; Kathryn Butler Malette, Chief Human Resources Officer; and Suzanne Verville, Secretariat

Use of Parliamentary Resources

The Board met with Mr. Gilles Duceppe regarding media reports related to the alleged misuse of House of Commons funds allocated to him as Leader of the Bloc Québécois in previous Parliaments. The Board agreed to continue and expand the review of the matter at a future meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.

Audrey O'Brien
Secretary to the Board