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Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

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

Issue No. 9 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 16, 2017

OTTAWA, Thursday, February 16, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration met this day at 9 a.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the deputy chair, the Honourable Jane Cordy, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Batters, Campbell, Cordy, Downe, Dupuis, Housakos, Jaffer, Lankin, P.C., Marshall, Marwah, McCoy, Mitchell, Munson, Ngo, Omidvar, Smith, Tkachuk and Wells (18).

Also in attendance: Nicole Proulx, Chief Corporate Services Officer and Clerk of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration; Charles Robert, Clerk of the Senate and Chief Legislative Officer; Michel Patrice, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel and Chief, Parliamentary Precinct Services; and other senior Senate officials.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to rule 12-7(1) of the Rules of the Senate, the committee continued its consideration of financial and administrative matters concerning the Senate's internal administration.

WITNESSES:

Joint Interparliamentary Council:

The Honourable Senator Leo Housakos, Senate Co-Chair;

Bruce Stanton, M.P., House of Commons Co-Chair.

International and Interparliamentary Affairs:

Colette Labrecque-Riel, Clerk Assistant and Director General.

CIBA/2017-02-16/234(P)|211| — Adoption of Minutes of Proceedings

The committee considered the Minutes of Proceedings of February 9, 2017, in public portion.

The Honourable Senator Marshall moved:

That the Minutes of Proceedings of February 9, 2017, in public portion, be adopted.

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

CIBA/2017-02-16/235(P)|343| — Joint Interparliamentary Council: ParlAmericas Conference

Bruce Stanton and the Honourable Senator Housakos made statements and, together with Colette Labrecque-Riel, answered questions.

After debate, the Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved:

That approval be granted to host the 15th Plenary Assembly of ParlAmericas in Victoria, Canada, from September 9 to 12, 2018, and

That temporary funding of $25,000 be approved for fiscal year 2017-2018 and of $465,210 for fiscal year 2018- 2019 for a total of $490,210 which would be shared using the usual formula (30 per cent Senate, 70 per cent House of Commons) between the Senate ($147,063) and the House of Commons ($343,147).

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

CIBA/2017-02-16/236(P)|343| — Joint Interparliamentary Council: ParlAmericas Conference

Bruce Stanton made a statement and, together with the Honourable Senator Housakos and Colette Labrecque-Riel, answered questions.

At 9:43, the committee suspended.

At 9:46 a.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1), the committee proceeded in camera.

At 10:19 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Nicole Proulx
Clerk of the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Daniel Charbonneau
Recording Secretary

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