Proceedings of the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
Issue 4 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 15, 2011
OTTAWA, Thursday, December 15, 2011
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The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration met this day, at 9:02 a.m., the chair, the Honourable David Tkachuk, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Campbell, Carignan, Comeau, Cordy, Di Nino, Downe, Furey, Kinsella, Marshall, Munson, Poulin, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Stratton, and Tkachuk. (15)
In attendance: Mr. Gary W. O'Brien, Clerk of the Senate and other senior Senate officials.
IE/2011-12-15/092(C) — Adoption of Minutes of Proceedings
It was moved, by Senator Marshall, that the minutes of proceedings of December 8, 2011, public portion, be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was resolved in the affirmative.
IE/2011-12-15/093(C) — Ninth Report of the Subcommittee on the Review of Committee Budgets and International Travel
The Chair of the Subcommittee on the Review of Committee Budgets and International Travel, Senator Comeau, presented the ninth report of the subcommittee as follows:
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Subcommittee on the Review of Committee Budgets and International Travel of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its
NINTH REPORT
Your subcommittee considered a request from the Honourable Senator Stratton for approval to use the 64-points system to attend an international seminar on ethics and transparency hosted by the Senate of Chile being held in Santiago, Chile, from January 12-13, 2012. Your subcommittee recommends that approval be granted for the Senator to use the 64-point travel system to cover the cost of airfare, ground transportation, accommodations, meals and incidentals in an amount not expected to exceed $9,224.
Your subcommittee would like to remind senators that, pursuant to the decision of the Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration dated May 7, 2009, "a senator must, within 30 days of completion of the international travel, submit a detailed report to the Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration including the objectives of the travel, meetings held, achievements, costs and next steps; this report shall be tabled in the Senate as an appendix to a report of the Committee."
Respectfully submitted,
Senator Comeau answered questions.
It was moved by Senator Comeau that the Ninth Report of the Subcommittee on the Review of Committee Budgets and International Travel be adopted.
The questions being put on the motion, it was resolved in the affirmative.
At 9:06 a.m., the committee proceeded in camera.
At 10:17 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Gary W. O'Brien
Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
Lucie Lavoie
Recording Secretary