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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Issue 12 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
(28)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 9:32 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Joseph A. Day, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chaput, Day, Di Nino, Eggleton, P.C., Murray, P.C., Nancy Ruth, Ringuette and Stratton (8).

In attendance: Guy Beaumier and Jean Dupuis, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 28, 2008, the committee continued its examination of the expenditures set out in the estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, with the exception of Parliament Vote 15. (For complete text of order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 7.)

Pursuant to rule 92(2)(f), the committee commenced in camera to consider a draft report.

It was agreed that senators' staff be authorized to remain in the room during the in camera portion of this meeting.

After debate, it was moved:

That the draft report on The Officers and Agents of Parliament created or modified by the Federal Accountability Act be adopted as the report of the committee.

That the chair and deputy chair be empowered to approve the final version of the report with any necessary editorial, grammatical or translation changes required.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 9:53 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 9:58 a.m., pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 28, 2008, the committee resumed in public to continue its examination of the expenditures set out in the estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, with the exception of Parliament Vote 15. (For complete text of order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 7.)

WITNESSES:

Federation of Canadian Municipalities:

Gord Steeves, President, Councillor of City of Winnipeg;

Gabriel Miller, Intergovernmental Relations Manager.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Steeves made a statement and, together with Mr. Miller, answered questions.

At 11:37 a.m., the committee adjourned.

ATTEST:

Lynn Gordon

Clerk of the Committee

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