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

Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 13, 2012

OTTAWA, Thursday, December 13, 2012
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The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration met this day, at 8:33 a.m., the chair, the Honourable David Tkachuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, Charette-Poulin, Comeau, Cordy, Downe, Doyle, Furey, Kinsella, Marshall, Munson, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Stratton, Tardif and Tkachuk (15).

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

IE/2012-12-13/263(P) — Adoption of Minutes of Proceedings

It was moved, by Senator Cordy, that the Minutes of Proceedings of December 6, 2012, public portion, be adopted.

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

IE/2012-12-13/264(P) — Twenty-seventh 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-seventh Report of the Subcommittee as follows:

Thursday, December 13, 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-SEVENTH REPORT

Your subcommittee recommends the release of the following amounts for fiscal year 2012-2013:

Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (Hydrocarbon Transportation)

General Expenses	$ 10,753
Activity 1: Hamilton, Sarnia	$ 40,402
Activity 2: Calgary, Alberta	$ 75,588
Total	$126,743

(includes funds for fact-finding missions)

Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Turkey)

Activity 1: Turkey	$ 211,600
Total	$ 211,600

(includes funds for a fact-finding mission and business class travel for staff)

Notwithstanding the Financial Regulations and Guidelines Regarding Senate Committees adopted on May 1, 1990, your subcommittee recommends that business class air travel be approved for the staff travelling with the committee on this fact-finding mission to Turkey.

Respectfully submitted,

Gerald Comeau

Chair

On motion of Senator Comeau, it was agreed, with Senator Downe abstaining, that the Twenty-seventh 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 8:54 a.m., the committee proceeded in camera.

At 10:03 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