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Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

 

Proceedings of the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Issue 5 - Minutes of Proceedings - March 15, 2012


OTTAWA, Thursday, March 15, 2012
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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 Comeau, Cordy, Di Nino, Downe, Furey, Kinsella, Manning, Marshall, Munson, Charette-Poulin, Smith (Saurel), Stratton, and Tkachuk (13).

In attendance: Mr. Gary W. O'Brien, Clerk of the Senate and other senior Senate officials.

IE/2012-03-15/126(P) — Adoption of Minutes of Proceedings

It was moved, by Senator Downe, that the minutes of proceedings of March 8, 2012, public portion, be adopted.

The questions being put on the motion, it was resolved in the affirmative.

IE/2012-03-15/127(P) — Eleventh 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 Eleventh Report of the Subcommittee as follows:

Thursday, March 15, 2012

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

ELEVENTH REPORT

Your Subcommittee recommends that there be a budget cap of $1.7 million dollars for committee travel in fiscal year 2012-2013.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Comeau answered questions.

It was moved by Senator Comeau that the Eleventh 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 10:06 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 Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Lucie Lavoie

Recording Secretary


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