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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 40
Thursday, May 8, 2003
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs met in a televised session at 11:13 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Peter Adams, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Rick Borotsik, Marlene Catterall, Rodger Cuzner, Michel Guimond, Joe Jordan, Lynn Myers, Carolyn Parrish, Geoff Regan and Jacques Saada.
Acting Members present: Ted White for Dale Johnston; Bernard Bigras for Michel Guimond (from 11:55 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.); Dick Proctor for Yvon Godin.
In attendance: From
the Library of Parliament:
James Robertson, Principal; John M. Wright, Research Officer. From the Committees
Directorate: Rémi Bourgault,
Committee Clerk.
Witnesses: From the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec: Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer and President of the Commission for Electoral Representation; Octavio Soares, Assistant and Director of Political Party Financing.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Tuesday, March 18, 2003, the Committee
resumed consideration of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act
and the Income Tax Act (political financing). (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, April 3, 2003,
Meeting No. 31.)
The Committee resumed consideration of Clause 1.
Marcel Blanchet made a statement and, with Octavio Soares, answered questions.
At 12:35 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Thomas Hall
Clerk of the Committee