It was agreed, — That the request for reimbursement presented by Robert Oliphant regarding a witness who submitted his expense claim to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration after the 60-day deadline be concurred in.

It was agreed, — That the request for reimbursement presented by Anthony Housefather regarding a witness who submitted his expense claim to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights after the 60-day deadline be concurred in.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Health be granted a supplementary budget of $33,800.00 for its study of Bill C-45, Cannabis Act.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on International Trade be granted a supplementary travel budget of $1,470.00 for expenses incurred during its travel to Seattle, Washington, Sacramento and San Francisco, California, and Denver, Colorado (United States of America), in April 2017, in relation to its study of Priorities of Canadian Stakeholders Having an Interest in Bilateral and Trilateral Trade in North America, Between Canada, United States and Mexico.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities be granted a supplementary budget of $ 11,500.00 for its study of Bill C-49, Transportation Modernization Act.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be granted a contract budget of $ 400.00 for its study on the Canada's Engagement in Asia.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be granted a contract budget of $ 400.00 for its study on the Canada’s Development Finance Initiative.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be granted a contract budget of $ 400.00 for its study on the Situation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia 25 Years after the End of the Cold War.

The Clerk gave a presentation of the financial status of the global envelope for committee activities.

It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee, through a letter sent by its Chair, invite all Committee Chairs to ask their committee to determine which of their studies may require committee travel during the period from January to March 2018;

that committees interested in travelling be invited to prepare a rationale for why such travel would be required and be requested to provide a high-level estimate of related travel costs;

that this information be provided to the Subcommittee, via its Clerk, no later than October 20, 2017;

and that budgets that may stem from those travel proposals be submitted to the Subcommittee, via its Clerk, no later than November 23, 2017.

It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee invite the Standing Committee Public Accounts to prepare a detailed budget related to its travel proposal for its participation to the 2017 Westminster Workshop for Public Accounts Committees and the Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees (CAPAC) Conference and submit it to the Subcommittee for its consideration at its next meeting.