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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 2
Tuesday, March 27, 2001
The Special Committee on the Modernization and Improvement of the Procedures of the House of Commons met in camera at 5:05 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Bob Kilger, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Bill Blaikie, Don Boudria, Michel Gauthier, Bob Kilger, and Chuck Strahl.
Acting Member present: André Bachand for Peter MacKay.
In attendance: From the House of Commons: Diane Diotte, Procedural Clerk. From the Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Research Officer.
The Order of Reference from the House of Commons dated Wednesday, March 21, 2001, was read as follows:
ORDERED: - That a special committee of the House be appointed to consider and make recommendations on the modernization and improvement of the procedures of the House of Commons;
That the Members of the committee shall be the Deputy Speaker and the House Leaders of each of the officially recognized parties, provided that substitutions may be made from time to time, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2);
That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, the Chair of the committee shall be the Deputy Speaker and the Vice- Chairs shall be the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and the House Leader of the Official Opposition;
That the committee shall have all of the powers granted to Standing Committees in Standing Order 108;
That the committee shall not adopt any report without the unanimous agreement of all the Members of the committee;
That the committee may recommend to the House texts of new or amended Standing Orders;
That the committee may make recommendations for changes to relevant statutes and, if it does so, such recommendations shall be deemed to have been made pursuant to an Order adopted pursuant to Standing Order 68(4); and
That the committee shall present its final report no later than Friday, June 1, 2001.
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of its future business.
It was agreed, - That the Committee adopt its proposed Budget for the fiscal year 2001-2002, in the amount of $10,000 and that the Chairman present the said Budget to the Board of Internal Economy.
At 6:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Audrey O'Brien
Clerk of the Committee