LIAI Committee Report
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Each year, parliamentary committees undertake numerous studies based on permanent or specific mandates given to them by the House of Commons. They are a critical step in the legislative process where they study bills and may amend them before sending them back to the House of Commons; are involved in the financial process by examining departmental estimates, reports on plans and priorities (RPPs), and performance reports; and participate in the review of order in council appointments by calling nominees to appear. Committees may also initiate their own studies on issues related to the subject area of their mandates. In conducting these studies, committees will hear from witnesses, and, in most cases, will present a report of their findings and recommendations back to the House of Commons. Given the number and scope of their duties it is clear that committees play an essential role in the work of the House of Commons. The Liaison Committee, composed ex officio of the Chairs of all the standing committees and the House Co-Chairs of standing joint committees, is empowered to deliberate on administrative matters relating to the standing committee system. Its main responsibility is to apportion funds to standing committees from the money allocated for that purpose by the Board of Internal Economy. A global envelope for committee activities of $2.3M, temporarily increased to $3.1M for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, is available to committees for regular operational, study and travel budgets, as well as professional services. To this end, in June 2013, the Committee approved creation of the Committee Activities and Expenditures reports. As their name suggests, these reports, which are presented three times per fiscal year, present cumulative financial information on the committees’ expenditures and the work they are doing. This is the final step in the life cycle of committee activities after the committees have been delegated their mandate, have identified their objectives and determined how to fulfill them, prepared studies or travel budgets, secured the necessary funding from the global envelope for committee activities and completed their studies. The reports presented by the Liaison Committee serve three purposes. First, they give members of Parliament—especially committee chairs—and the House, information to ensure better financial planning, and provide a summary of their work. Second, they complement the information provided to committee chairs on a monthly basis and serve as a consolidated information source for the public. Special committees, funded directly by the Board of Internal Economy, are also included in the report. By summarizing and consolidating in a single document statistics regarding the number of meetings, meeting hours, reports and witnesses for each of the committees, these reports provide readers with a concise summary of the committees’ activities, presented in an format that helps readers better understand the work of committees. Third, these reports serve as essential reporting and accountability mechanisms, not only for activities, but also for the use of the resources at the committees’ disposal. They are among the many reports available to Canadians, including the Members’ Expenditures Report, the Report to Canadians, the Financial Statements of the House of Commons and even the Public Accounts of Canada. We hope this report, which covers the period April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016, will provide invaluable information on the activities of committees, thus giving a better sense of their important work on behalf of Canadians. For further information, please contact the Liaison Committee at LIAI@parl.gc.ca. STANDING COMMITTEESSTANDING COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRIVACY AND ETHICS (ETHI)The Committee undertook a study on the Access to Information Act, hearing 44 witnesses over the course of 13 meetings. It presented a report on the subject on June 16. The Committee also held two meetings on a study of the Privacy Act that it will continue this fall. In addition, the Committee considered the votes of the Main Estimates 2016-17 that were referred to it by the House. It dedicated two other meetings to hearing from the four Commissioners concerned (Information Commissioner, Privacy Commissioner, Commissioner of Lobbying and Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner) before presenting a report recommending that the proposed votes be adopted. Finally, the Committee spent one meeting with the Minister of National Revenue and two officials on the issue of the Transfer of Information to the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS). MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Blaine Calkins (Chair), Joël Lightbound (Vice-Chair), Daniel Blaikie (Vice-Chair), Bob Bratina, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Matt Jeneroux, Pat Kelly, Wayne Long, Rémi Massé, Raj Saini EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD (AGRI)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee studied the Trans-Pacific Partnership and carried out the Canada Transportation Act Review—Grain Sector in April. In May, the Committee reviewed Canada’s Preferential Status under the United States Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and presented its third report, entitled Supply Management, Dairy Producers and the Canadian Dairy Industry, to the House on Tuesday, May 17. The Committee also studied Bee Health Monitoring in Canada. In June, it began a study on the Next Agricultural Policy Framework. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Pat Finnigan (Chair), Bev Shipley (Vice-Chair), Ruth Ellen Brosseau (Vice-Chair), Pierre Breton, Francis Drouin, Jacques Gourde, Alaina Lockhart, Lloyd Longfield, Joe Peschisolido, Chris Warkentin EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON CANADIAN HERITAGE (CHPC)During the period from April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee held 16 meetings. It continued its study on The Media and Local Communities, for which it held nine meetings and heard 49 witnesses. The Committee also launched a study on The State of Canadian Museums, for which it held three meetings and heard 13 witnesses, including officials from the Department of Canadian Heritage. It also considered Bill C-210, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender), at one meeting, hearing from one witness. The Committee reported the bill without amendment on June 3. On April 14, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities appeared before the Committee to report on their respective ministerial mandates. The same day, the Committee considered the Main Estimates 2016-17 and reported them to the House on April 20. The Committee also received briefings on the Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian Museum of Nature, as well as on the activities of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Hedy Fry (Chair), Larry Maguire (Vice-Chair), Pierre Nantel (Vice-Chair), Pierre Breton, Julie Dabrusin, Seamus O'Regan, Darrell Samson, Peter Van Loan, Dan Vandal, Kevin Waugh EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. STANDING COMMITTEE ON CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION (CIMM)Between April 1 and August 31, 2016, the Committee held 22 meetings. It considered Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, which it reported back to the House on May 5, with two amendments. The Committee completed its study of the Situation Facing Nationals of Haiti and Zimbabwe and presented its Fourth Report to the House on May 16. The Committee considered the Main Estimates 2016-17, the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2016-17, and the 2016 Immigration Levels Plan. The Committee began a study on the Federal Government’s Initiative to Resettle Syrian Refugees to Canada, and has heard from 57 witnesses to date. The study is scheduled to continue in the fall. On June 19, the Committee adopted a motion to conduct a study as soon as possible on Immigration Measures for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups. The study took place July 18 to 20, and included the testimony of 41 witnesses. The report from this study is scheduled to be presented in the fall. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Chair), David Tilson (Vice-Chair), Jenny Kwan (Vice-Chair), Shaun Chen, Ali Ehsassi, Michelle Rempel, Randeep Sarai, Bob Saroya, Marwan Tabbara, Salma Zahid EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ENVI)In the period between April 1 and August 31, 2016, the Committee concluded its study of the Federal Sustainable Development Act and presented its Second Report to the House on June 17. The Committee commenced a study on Federal Protected Areas and Conservation Objectives and continued its study on the Review of the Canadian Environment Protection Act, 1999. Furthermore, the Committee considered the Main Estimates 2016-17 and reported them back to the House on April 22. Additionally, it considered the Subject Matter of Supplementary Estimates (C) 2015-16, held a Briefing by the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change on her Mandate Letter, and held a meeting on the 2016 Spring Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Deborah Schulte (Chair), Jim Eglinski (Vice-Chair), Nathan Cullen (Vice-Chair), John Aldag, William Amos, Mike Bossio, Ed Fast, Darren Fisher, Mark Gerretsen, Martin Shields EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (FINA)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee held 18 meetings. In April, the Committee considered Bill C-2, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, and reported it back to the House without amendment on May 2. The Committee then heard the Governor of the Bank of Canada on the Report of the Bank of Canada on Monetary Policy, as well as the Parliamentary Budget Officer on his Economic and Fiscal Outlook. In May, the Committee began a study of the Canada Revenue Agency’s Efforts to Combat Tax Avoidance and Evasion. It also considered Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016 and other measures, and reported it back to the House with an amendment on June 1. The Committee also held a meeting on the Main Estimates 2016-17. Finally, the Committee heard from the Parliamentary Budget Officer on the Cost Estimate of Bill C-239 and the Cost Estimate of Bill C-241, as well as Recent Reports from his office. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Wayne Easter (Chair), Ron Liepert (Vice-Chair), Guy Caron (Vice-Chair), Raj Grewal, Steven MacKinnon, Phil McColeman, Jennifer O'Connell, Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Lisa Raitt, Francesco Sorbara EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS (FOPO)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee received a Briefing of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard on his Mandate Letter and considered the Main Estimates 2016-17. The Committee also finished its study of the Closure of the Comox MCTS Station of the Canadian Coast Guard and presented its report to the House on Friday, May 6. It subsequently began a study of Wild Atlantic Salmon in Eastern Canada. In June, the Committee studied the Relevance of the Principle of Adjacency and the Owner-Operator and Fleet Separation Policies in the Pacific Region and received a Briefing on the Department of Fisheries and Ocean’s Priorities Regarding New Investments in Science and Assignments for New Scientists. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Scott Simms (Chair), Robert Sopuck (Vice-Chair), Fin Donnelly (Vice-Chair), Mel Arnold, Pat Finnigan, Ken Hardie, Bernadette Jordan, Ken McDonald, Robert J. Morrissey, Mark Strahl EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (FAAE)On April 14, the Minister of Foreign Affairs appeared before the Committee to discuss his Mandate Letter and the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie appeared to discuss her Mandate letter on April 21. On May 5, both Ministers also appeared before the Committee as part of its study of the Main Estimates 2016-2017. On May 31 the Committee received a Briefing from Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. During the meeting of June 9, the Committee received a briefing as part of its studies on Women, Peace and Security and Canadian Government's Countries of Focus for Bilateral Development Assistance. The Committee received permission to travel from the House on June 17 as part of its study on Women, Peace and Security and on the Canadian Government's Countries of Focus for Bilateral Development Assistance. Seven members of the Committee and necessary staff traveled to Guatemala City and Cobán, Guatemala, and Bogotá and Villavicencio, Colombia, at the end of August for visits that concluded in early September. From April 1 to August 31 2016, the Subcommittee on International Human Rights held meetings on the Human Rights Situation in Iran and the Human Rights Situation in Honduras. The Subcommittee also issued a statement on the human rights situation in Iran. In addition, the Subcommittee produced a report on the Human Rights situation of the Rohongya in Myanmar entitled Sentenced to a Slow Demise: The Plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Minority, which was presented to the House on June 17. MEMBERSHIP FAAE (as of August 31, 2016)Robert D. Nault (Chair), Dean Allison (Vice-Chair), Hélène Laverdière (Vice-Chair), Tony Clement, Peter Fragiskatos, Peter Kent, Michael Levitt, Marc Miller, Raj Saini, Jati Sidhu MEMBERSHIP SDIR (as of August 31, 2016)Michael Levitt (Chair), David Sweet (Vice-Chair), Cheryl Hardcastle (Vice-Chair), David Anderson, Iqra Khalid, Marc Miller, Marwan Tabbara EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3”Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND ESTIMATES (OGGO)During the period from April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee completed consideration of the Main Estimates 2016-17 and presented its Second Report to the House on May 18. The Committee also studied the Reports on Plans and Priorities 2016-17 over four meetings. The Committee completed consideration of the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2016-17 and presented its Third Report to the House on June 8. The Committee continued its study of the Estimates Process, and commenced studies of Shared Services Canada, of the Mandate and Operations of Selected Crown Corporations, and of the Defence Procurement Strategy. Also, the Committee agreed to commence a study of Canada Post in the fall of 2016 that will include meetings in Ottawa and public hearings in cities across Canada. Lastly, the Committee met on July 28 to discuss the situation surrounding the Phoenix payroll system. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Tom Lukiwski (Chair), Yasmin Ratansi (Vice-Chair), Erin Weir (Vice-Chair), Ramez Ayoub, Steven Blaney, Francis Drouin, David de Burgh Graham, Raj Grewal, Kelly McCauley, Nick Whalen EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH (HESA)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee began a study entitled Development of a National Pharmacare Program. During its study, the Committee heard from 45 witnesses and held nine meetings. The Committee also began consideration of Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Furthermore, the Committee studied the Main Estimates 2016-17, as well as the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2016-2017. Finally, the Committee adopted and presented two reports from the previous legislature: the First Report entitled Vaping: Towards a Regulatory Framework for E-Cigarettes and the Second Report entitled Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation and the Health of Canadians. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Bill Casey (Chair), Len Webber (Vice-Chair), Don Davies (Vice-Chair), Ramez Ayoub, Colin Carrie, Doug Eyolfson, Rachael Harder, Darshan Singh Kang, John Oliver, Sonia Sidhu EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES, SKILLS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATUS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (HUMA)Between April 1 and August 31, 2016, the Committee first considered the Main Estimates 2016-17, presenting its report on the subject to the House on April 21. The Committee also completed its study of Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act, and reported it to the House without amendment on May 12. The Committee continued its study of the Impact of Recent Changes to Employment Insurance and of Access to the Program, reporting to the House on June 15. Finally, the Committee undertook a study of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. It devoted five meetings to this study and heard from 47 witnesses. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Bryan May (Chair), Bob Zimmer (Vice-Chair), Niki Ashton (Vice-Chair), Gérard Deltell, Wayne Long, Yves Robillard, Dan Ruimy, Ramesh Sangha, Filomena Tassi, Mark Warawa EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON INDIGENOUS AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS (INAN)From April 1 to August 31, 2016 the Committee studied the Declaration of Health Emergency by First Nations Communities in Northern Ontario and presented its Third Report to the House on May 19. The Committee also commenced its study of Suicide Among Indigenous Peoples and Communities, heard testimony from 12 witnesses over five meetings, and will be continuing its study in the Fall. The Committee considered the Main Estimates 2016-17 and presented its Second Report to the House on May 12. It also studied the Subject Matter of Supplementary Estimates (A), 2016-17 and the Plans and Priorities 2016-17 of Indigenous and Northern Affairs. The Committee held the following briefing sessions: Ministerial Mandate of the Minister of Natural Resources; Ministerial Mandate of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change; Briefing with the Native Women's Association of Canada; Briefing with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada; Briefing with the Office of the Correctional Investigator; Briefing with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Briefing with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation; Briefing with the Specific Claims Tribunal Canada; and Briefing with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch. Finally, on April 21, the House concurred in the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, which amended Standing Order 104(2) and changed the name of the Committee to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Andy Fillmore (Chair), David Yurdiga (Vice-Chair), Charlie Angus (Vice-Chair), Gary Anandasangaree, Mike Bossio, Rémi Massé, Cathy McLeod, Michael V. McLeod, Don Rusnak, Arnold Viersen EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (INDU)The Committee members completed their study entitled Overview of the Organizations under Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, which began during the previous period. In all, the Committee held eight meetings and heard 38 witnesses on the subject. The Committee launched a study of the Manufacturing Sector, in accordance with a motion adopted on March 10, 2016. It met eight times on this topic, heard from 27 witnesses and travelled to the Montréal area, where it conducted site visits at Bombardier, District 3 (Concordia University), CAE and MDA Corporation. The Committee issued a news release inviting Canadians to submit briefs on this issue. The study will continue this fall. Finally, the Committee considered the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2016–17, and presented its report on June 9. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Dan Ruimy (Chair), Earl Dreeshen (Vice-Chair), Brian Masse (Vice-Chair), René Arseneault, Chandra Arya, Frank Baylis, Ben Lobb, Majid Jowhari, Lloyd Longfield, Alexander Nuttall EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE (CIIT)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee continued its Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Public Consultation. The Committee devoted 15 meetings to this study during this period. In addition to holding meetings in Ottawa, the Committee travelled to eight Canadian cities (Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Montreal, Québec, Windsor and Toronto) to hear from witnesses. As a result, in three months the Committee heard 244 witnesses as part of its consultation. This total includes a number of people who shared their views on the TPP during dedicated audience comment periods in Montreal, Québec, Windsor and Toronto. The Committee also completed its study of the Softwood Lumber Agreement between Canada and the United States and presented its Second Report to the House on June 15. For this study, the Committee held four meetings and heard 11 witnesses. In April, the Committee held a meeting to discuss Report 2—Controlling Exports at the Border, of the Fall 2015 Report of the Auditor General of Canada. In addition, the Committee considered the Main Estimates 2016-17 and reported them to the House on May 20. Finally, in August the Committee launched a study of the Canada Border Services Agency’s Duties Deferral Program as well as Other Issues such as Diafiltered Milk and Spent Fowl and received a briefing on The Ongoing Softwood Lumber Negotiations Between Canada and the United States. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Mark Eyking (Chair), Randy Hoback (Vice-Chair), Tracey Ramsey (Vice-Chair), Sukh Dhaliwal, Peter Fonseca, Linda Lapointe, Karen Ludwig, Kyle Peterson, Gerry Ritz, Dave Van Kesteren EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS (JUST)During the period of April 1 until August 31, 2016, the Committee continued its study on Access to the Justice System. The Committee adopted in June an interim report on the first aspect of that study, Court Challenges Program, however, the House adjourned before the report could be presented. The Committee also studied Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying), and reported the Bill back to the House with amendments on May 12. The Committee also considered the Main Estimates 2016-17 and reported the same to the House on May 18. During the summer recess, the Committee held one meeting on August 11 for an appearance by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada with regard to the new process for the nomination of Supreme Court Justices. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Anthony Housefather (Chair), Ted Falk (Vice-Chair), Murray Rankin (Vice-Chair), Chris Bittle, Michael Cooper, Colin Fraser, Ahmed Hussen, Iqra Khalid, Ron McKinnon, Rob Nicholson EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENCE (NDDN)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee continued the study of Canada and the Defence of North America. During the course of the study, in May, the Committee traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, to visit the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) headquarters and meet with Canadian and American NORAD officials. On May 19, the Committee held a Briefing by Reserves 2000 on the Reserve Force of the Canadian Army and also a Briefing on the Ongoing Activities of the Communication Security Establishment. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Stephen Fuhr (Chair), Cheryl Gallant (Vice-Chair), Randall Garrison (Vice-Chair), James Bezan, Darren Fisher, Mark Gerretsen, Pierre Paul-Hus, Jean R. Rioux, Sherry Romanado, Sven Spengemann EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES (RNNR)The Committee held 14 meetings over the period in question, mainly for its study on The Future of Canada’s Oil and Gas, Mining and Nuclear Sectors, for which it held 11 meetings and heard 24 witnesses. One meeting was devoted to the Main Estimates 2016-17 to hear from the Minister of Natural Resources and three officials. This study also led to the Committee’s First Report. On June 16, the Committee adopted a report on the first part of its study of The Future of Canada’s Oil and Gas, Mining and Nuclear Sectors (limited to the oil and gas sector) entitled The Future of Canada’s Oil and Gas Sector: Innovation, Sustainable Solutions and Economic Opportunities. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)James Maloney (Chair), John Barlow (Vice-Chair), Richard Cannings (Vice-Chair), Candice Bergen, T.J. Harvey, Denis Lemieux, Michael V. McLeod, Marc Serré, Shannon Stubbs, Geng Tan EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (LANG)During the period from April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee studied a number of subjects. Its main study concerned the Translation Bureau. The Committee held seven meetings and heard 18 witnesses on this topic. It then presented a report to the House on June 16. The Committee subsequently held four briefings with the Commissioner of Official Languages regarding the status of the official languages in minority communities across the country, his recent annual report and his special report on Air Canada, among other matters. The Committee received two briefings on the respective mandates of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the President of the Treasury Board under the Official Languages Act. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Denis Paradis (Chair), John Nater (Vice-Chair), François Choquette (Vice-Chair), Mauril Bélanger, Sylvie Boucher, Bernard Généreux, Linda Lapointe, Paul Lefebvre, Darrell Samson, Dan Vandal EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS (PROC)Between April 1 and August 31, 2016, the Committee held 16 meetings and presented five reports to the House. Its Seventh Report, presented and concurred in on April 18, dealt with changes to committee memberships and its Eighth Report, presented and concurred in on April 21, dealt with a change to the Standing Orders (to change the name of the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Committee into the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee). Over two meetings, the Committee examined and approved three votes in the Main Estimates 2016-17, reporting to the House on May 18. The Committee also continued its study entitled Initiatives Toward a Family-Friendly House of Commons, hearing from 29 witnesses over 14 meetings. The Committee presented to the House on June 15 an interim report on this matter, its 11th Report. In addition, the Committee received two orders of reference from the House in relation to questions of privilege. On the matter of the Question of Privilege Related to the Matter of the Premature Disclosure of the Contents of Bill C-14, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and to Make Related Amendments to Other Acts (Medical Assistance in Dying), referred on April 19, the Committee held five public meetings and heard from three witnesses. On the matter of the Question of Privilege Related to the Matter of the Physical Molestation of the Member from Berthier—Maskinongé, referred on May 19, 2016, the Committee held one meeting and agreed to consider the matter resolved, in light of the Prime Minister’s apology and the statement of the Member from Berthier—Maskinongé. The Subcommittee on Private Members’ Business (SMEM) met pursuant to Standing Order 91.1 to examine the votability of some private Members’ bills and motions; the Committee’s Ninth Report, reporting the Subcommittee’s recommendations, was presented to the House and deemed concurred in on May 16. MEMBERSHIP PROC (as of August 31, 2016)Larry Bagnell (Chair), Blake Richards (Vice-Chair), David Christopherson (Vice-Chair), Arnold Chan, David de Burgh Graham, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Scott Reid, Ruby Sahota, Jamie Schmale, Anita Vandenbeld MEMBERSHIP SMEM (as of August 31, 2016)Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Chair), Arnold Chan, Irene Mathyssen, Blake Richards EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (PACP)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee adopted seven reports from the Second Session of the 41st Parliament and presented them to the House on May 12. During this period, the Committee also studied the 2016–17 Report on Plans and Priorities and the Main Estimates 2016-17. The latter was the subject of its Eighth Report, presented to the House on May 12. In addition, the Committee received a Briefing with the Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation (CCAF) and held a Briefing Session with the Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel. The Committee completed two studies of the Fall 2015 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, namely, on Chapter 4, Information Technology Shared Services, and Chapter 5, Canadian Armed Forces Housing, for which it presented its Ninth and Tenth Reports to the House on June 1. The Committee also met to study two other chapters from the Fall 2015 Report of the Auditor General of Canada: Chapter 6, Canada Pension Plan Disability Program, and Chapter 1, Implementing Gender-Based Analysis. The latter was the subject of the Committee’s 11th Report, presented on June 13. The Committee undertook a study of the Spring 2016 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada. Of these reports, the Committee studied Report 2, Detecting and Preventing Fraud in the Citizenship Program, Report 4, Drug Benefits—Veterans Affairs Canada, and Report 5, Canadian Army Reserve—National Defence. As part of these studies, the Auditor General of Canada and senior officials from the audited departments appeared before the Committee. Representatives of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Via Rail Canada, as well as senior officials from the latter, appeared for the study on Via Rail Canada Inc., Special Examination Report of the Spring 2016 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada. Finally, the Committee carried out a study of the Public Accounts of Canada 2015, for which it presented its 12th Report to the House on June 16. The Committee also travelled to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, in August 2016 for the Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees (CCPAC) and the Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors (CCOLA). MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Kevin Sorenson (Chair), Alexandra Mendès (Vice-Chair), David Christopherson (Vice-Chair), Chandra Arya, Joël Godin, T.J. Harvey, Paul Lefebvre, Pierre Poilievre, Brenda Shanahan, Salma Zahid EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY (SECU)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee continued its study on Operational Stress Injuries and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Public Safety Officers and First Responders. The Committee studied the Main Estimates 2016-17 as well as the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2016-17. The Committee also received a Briefing on the Annual Report 2014-15 of the Office of the Correctional Investigator. It finally considered Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board Act and other Acts and to provide for certain other measures, and agreed on Thursday, April 21, 2016, to report it with amendments. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Robert Oliphant (Chair), Larry Miller (Vice-Chair), Matthew Dubé (Vice-Chair), Pam Damoff, Nicola Di Iorio, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Marco Mendicino, Erin O'Toole, Alain Rayes, Sven Spengemann EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (FEWO)In the period from April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee concluded its study on Gender-Based Analysis, presenting its Fourth Report to the House on June 15. In the course of this study, the Committee held eight meetings and heard from 29 witnesses, among them officials from 13 federal departments and agencies. During the same period, the Committee presented its Third Report to the House challenging all Members of Parliament to complete the online course entitled “Introduction to Gender-Based Analysis Plus”. In addition, the Committee resumed its study on Violence against Young Women and Girls in Canada. The study is scheduled to continue in the fall. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Marilyn Gladu (Chair), Pam Damoff (Vice-Chair), Sheila Malcolmson (Vice-Chair), Sean Fraser, Rachael Harder, Karen Ludwig, Eva Nassif, Ruby Sahota, Anita Vandenbeld, Karen Vecchio EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES (TRAN)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee met 14 times. It continued its study of Rail Safety, eventually hearing 40 witnesses and considering 23 briefs before presenting its Sixth Report in June. It had to suspend its study to consider Bill C‑10, An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to provide for certain other measures, which it reported back without amendment on May 12. It also considered the votes of the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2016-17 referred to the Committee and reported the same to the House. The Committee also undertook a study entitled Certain Provisions of the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act during which it considered the coming into force of Subsections 5.1(2), 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(2), 11(2) and 12(2) of the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act. This study resulted in the Fifth Report of the Committee which was presented to the House on May 31 and debated and concurred in on June 15. Finally, the Committee met once to hear evidence on the report of the review of the Canada Transportation Act. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Judy A. Sgro (Chair), Luc Berthold (Vice-Chair), Linda Duncan (Vice-Chair), Vance Badawey, Kelly Block, Sean Fraser, Ken Hardie, Angelo Iacono, Gagan Sikand, Dianne L. Watts EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (ACVA)From April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Committee held meetings on the Ministerial Mandate of the Minister of Veterans Affairs. It also examined and approved the votes in the Main Estimates 2016-17 referred to the Committee, presenting its Second Report to the House on April 18. The Committee continued its study of Service Delivery to Veterans, hearing 51 witnesses in total, and holding 14 meetings during the current reporting period. In addition, the Committee traveled to London (Ontario), Toronto (Ontario) and Montréal (Quebec) to conduct site visits and hold public hearings. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Neil R. Ellis (Chair), Robert Kitchen (Vice-Chair), Irene Mathyssen (Vice-Chair), Bob Bratina, Alupa A. Clarke, Doug Eyolfson, Colin Fraser, Alaina Lockhart, Sherry Romanado, Cathay Wagantall EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. LIAISON COMMITTEE (LIAI)The Liaison Committee consists of the chairs of all the standing committees and the House co-chairs of the standing joint committees. It examines standing committees activities and apportions between them funds from the money allocated for that purpose by the Board of Internal Economy. Its subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets (SBLI), reviews all travel budget requests and those study budget requests above $40,000, among other things. The Committee met twice during the period from April to August 2016 to discuss various administrative issues, including committee travel and a request for additional funding from the Board of Internal Economy. The Committee adopted its second report on committee activities and expenditures for the period from April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016, and presented it to the House on June 6. The Subcommittee met six times to consider budget submissions related to committee studies and travel. MEMBERSHIP LIAI (as of August 31, 2016)Judy A. Sgro (Chair), Tom Lukiwski (Vice-Chair), Harold Albrecht, Larry Bagnell, Blaine Calkins, Bill Casey, Wayne Easter, Neil R. Ellis, Mark Eyking, Andy Fillmore, Pat Finnigan, Hedy Fry, Stephen Fuhr, Marilyn Gladu, Anthony Housefather, James Maloney, Bryan May, Robert D. Nault, Robert Oliphant, Denis Paradis, Dan Ruimy, Deborah Schulte, Scott Simms, Kevin Sorenson, Borys Wrzesnewskyj MEMBERSHIP SBLI (as of August 31, 2016)Judy A. Sgro (Chair), Tom Lukiwski, Blaine Calkins, Wayne Easter, Stephen Fuhr, Deborah Schulte EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. STANDING JOINT COMMITTEESSTANDING JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT (BILI)The Committee did not meet during the period between April 1 and August 31, 2016. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Salma Ataullahjan, Gordon Brown, Kerry Diotte, Todd Doherty, Nicole Eaton, Angelo Iacono, Mike Lake, Michael Levitt, Terry M. Mercer, Pana Merchant, Eva Nassif, Anne Minh-Thu Quach, Don Rusnak, Marc Serré, Gagan Sikand, Scott Simms EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE SCRUTINY OF REGULATIONS (REGS)During the period from April 1 to August 31, 2016, the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations examined a number of statutory instruments. It held six meetings and heard from three witnesses, from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Department of Justice and the Department of the Environment. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Harold Albrecht (Co-Chair), Pana Merchant (Co-Chair), Gary Anandasangaree (Vice-Chair), Pierre-Luc Dusseault (Vice-Chair), Vance Badawey, John Brassard, Nicola Di Iorio, Ali Ehsassi, Fayçal El-Khoury, Garnett Genuis, Bernadette Jordan, Tom Kmiec, Elaine McCoy, Wilfred P. Moore, Bob Runciman, Geng Tan EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. SPECIAL COMMITTEESSPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL REFORM (ERRE)On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, the House of Commons adopted a motion establishing the Special Committee on Electoral Reform. The Committee consists of 12 members, including representatives of unrecognized parties such as the Bloc Québécois and the Green Party of Canada. It held its first meeting on June 21 and elected a chair and vice-chairs. In the period covered by this report, the Committee held 23 meetings, heard 54 witnesses, received 99 briefs to be posted on its website, and received 467 emails and letters from members of the public. It adopted a travel budget that will take it to 20 cities across Canada in the fall. It also posted an online consultation on electoral reform. At the end of the period in question, some 700 Canadians had completed this questionnaire, the results of which will be included in the report the Committee must present no later than December 1. In accordance with the motion adopted by the House, the Committee invited all 338 Members of the House of Commons to hold town hall meetings in their ridings and report their findings to the Committee by Friday, October 14. To assist them, the Committee provided them with an information kit and a template. As of August 31, the Committee had received four reports from MPs, which were posted on its website. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Francis Scarpaleggia (Chair), Scott Reid (Vice-Chair), Nathan Cullen (Vice-Chair), John Aldag, Alexandre Boulerice, Matt DeCourcey, Gérard Deltell, Elizabeth May, Blake Richards, Sherry Romanado, Ruby Sahota, Luc Thériault EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Differences in totals are due to rounding. 2“Other” (travel) includes expenditures such as audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, excess baggage fees, passport and visa processing, conference fees and other minor miscellaneous expenses. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PAY EQUITY (ESPE)During the period covered by this report, the Committee continued and finished its study on Pay Equity by presenting its first report to the House on June 9. Once its report was presented, the Committee ceased its activities, as its mandate had been fulfilled. In all, the Committee held 12 meetings, heard 50 witnesses and received 11 briefs. MEMBERSHIP (as of August 31, 2016)Anita Vandenbeld (Chair), Shannon Stubbs (Vice-Chair), Sheri Benson (Vice-Chair), Dan Albas, Matt DeCourcey, Julie Dzerowicz, Marilyn Gladu, Eva Nassif, Terry Sheehan, Sonia Sidhu EXPENDITURES (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. 3“Operational Budget” contains expenditures for cases where no separate funding request has been made in relation to a study or an activity of a committee. MEETINGS, WITNESSES AND REPORTS (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)
1Number of televised meetings. 2Number of meetings using videoconferencing. 3Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 4Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees. COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES SUMMARYSUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES BY COMMITTEE (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)STANDING COMMITTEES
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1In practice, most committees create a subcommittee on agenda and procedure, commonly referred to as a “steering committee”, to help them plan their work. The establishment of subcommittees is usually designed to relieve parliamentary committees of planning and administrative tasks, or to address important issues relating to their mandate. 2Number of televised meetings. 3Number of meetings using videoconferencing 4Number of meetings video recorded by members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. 5Subcommittees are not empowered to report to the House. They only present reports to the relevant standing committees . SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEE (April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016)STANDING COMMITTEES
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1“Other” (studies/operational) includes expenditures such as working meals, reports, professional services, audio-visual equipment and minor miscellaneous expenses. 2Differences in totals are due to rounding. |
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