Proceedings of the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
Issue 6 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 6, 2012
OTTAWA, Thursday, December 6, 2012
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The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration met this day, at 8:45 a.m., the chair, the Honourable David Tkachuk, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Campbell, Carignan, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cordy, Downe, Furey, Kinsella, Marshall, Munson, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Stratton, and Tkachuk (14).
In attendance: Mr. Gary W. O'Brien, Clerk of the Senate and other senior Senate officials.
IE/2012-12-06/255(P) — Adoption of Minutes of Proceedings
It was moved, by Senator Marshall, that the Minutes of Proceedings of November 29, 2012, public portion, be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was — Resolved in the affirmative.
IE/2012-12-06/256(P) — Twenty-sixth 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 Twenty-sixth Report of the Subcommittee as follows:
Thursday, December 6, 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
TWENTY-SIXTH REPORT
Your subcommittee considered a request from the Honourable Senator Nolin for approval to use the 64- points travel system to attend the Ditchley Foundation Conference in London, England from February 7 to 9, 2013.
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 and incidentals in an amount not expected to exceed $4,100.
Respectfully submitted,
Gerald J. Comeau
Chair
It was moved by Senator Comeau that the Twenty-sixth Report of the Subcommittee on the Review of Committee Budgets and International Travel be adopted.
The question being put on the motion, it was resolved in the affirmative.
At 8:49 a.m., the committee proceeded in camera.
At 9:55 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