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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 14
 
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
 

The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics met at 3:32 p.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Tom Wappel, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Sukh Dhaliwal, Jason Kenney, Jean-Yves Laforest, Carole Lavallée, Pat Martin, Hon. Jim Peterson, Bruce Stanton, David Tilson, Dave Van Kesteren, Mike Wallace, Tom Wappel and Paul Zed.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas, Analyst; Nancy Holmes, Analyst; Lydia Scratch, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Office of the Ethics Commissioner: Bernard Shapiro, Ethics Commissioner; Robert F. Benson, Deputy Commissioner; Lyne Robinson-Dalpé, Director, Corporate Affairs; Micheline Rondeau-Parent, Director, Parliamentary Relations and Communications; Stephen Tsang, Director, Strategy and Policy.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the Committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2006-2007: Vote 15 (Office of the Ethics Commissioner of Canada) under PARLIAMENT referred to the Committee on Tuesday, April 25th 2006.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:35 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:39 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

The Committee proceeded to sit in camera.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on September 27th, 2006, the Committee resumed its study of the alleged disclosure of the names of Access to Information applicants.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics study the implementation of Justice John Gomery’s 19 recommendations arising from the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities; and that the committee report back to the House the progress that has been made on the implementation of these recommendations; and that the committee note that part of Justice Gomery’s mandate was to make recommendations based on factual findings to prevent future mismanagement of sponsorship programs or advertising activities.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee resume consideration of the draft report related to the Study on issues related to the alleged disclosure of the names of Access to Information applicants no earlier than Wednesday, November 8 at 3:30 p.m.

 

At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



James M. Latimer
Committee Clerk

 
 
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