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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
(Meeting No. (2)
Thursday, October 30, 1997
The Standing Committee on Health met at 9:04 o’clock a.m., this day, in room 209, West Block, the Chair, Beth Phinney, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Elinor Caplan, Aileen Carroll, Maurice Dumas, Claude Drouin, Reed Elley, Grant Hill, Dan McTeague, Lynn Myers, Beth Phinney, Pauline Picard, Maurice Vellacott, Joseph Volpe, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Acting Member present: Peter MacKay for Greg Thompson.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore and Nancy Miller Chenier, Research Officers.
The Committee proceeded to consider routine motions.
It was agreed, -That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence when a quorum is not present provided that at least six members are present, including a member of the opposition.
It was agreed, -That witnesses be given five minutes for their opening statement.
It was agreed, - That five minutes be allocated to each questioner in the following order: On the first round of questioning - five minutes each to the Reform and Bloc Quebecois parties, five minutes to the Liberal Party, and five minutes each to the NDP and Conservative parties. On the following rounds of questioning - five minutes per party alternating between the government and opposition parties.
It was agreed, - That the five-minute allocation for questioning be applied for all witnesses, including Ministers.
It was agreed, - That, as established by the Board of Internal Economy and if requested, reasonable travelling, accommodation, and living expenses be reimbursed to witnesses who are invited to appear before the Committee up to a maximum of two representatives for any one organization, and that payment for more than two representatives in exceptional circumstances be at the discretion of the Chair.
It was agreed, - That the Committee retain the services of one or more research officers from the Library of Parliament, as needed, to assist the Committee in its work, at the discretion of the Chair.
It was agreed, - That the committee authorize the Chair, from time to time, as the need arises, to take in conjunction with the Clerk of the Committee, the appropriate measures to provide lunches for the committee and its Sub-Committees, for working purposes, and that the cost of these lunches be charged to the budget of the Committee.
It was agreed, - That forty-eight hours notice be given to the members of the Committee before any substantive motion is considered by the Committee, and that the motion be circulated in both official languages.
It was agreed, - That study of the Main Estimates be the first priority of the Committee pending the Minister’s availability and that, in the event that he is not available for a meeting on Thursday, November, 6, 1997, that the Auditor General be invited to appear on that date.
At 10:30 o’clock a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
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