OGGO Committee Meeting

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 1

Tuesday, June 11, 2002

The Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates met at 11:05 a.m. this day, in Room 536, Wellington Building.

Members of the Committee present: Reg Alcock, Rex Barnes, Carolyn Bennett, Roy Cullen, Liza Frulla, Ghislain Lebel, Steve Mahoney, Gilles-A. Perron, Andy Scott, Alex Shepherd, Paul Szabo, Tony Valeri.

In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jack Stilborn.

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(1) and (2), election of a Chair and Vice-Chairs.

The Clerk presided over the election of the Chair.

On motion of Steve Mahoney, seconded by Ghislain Lebel, it was agreed, -That Reg Alcock be elected Chair of the Committee.

Accordingly, Reg Alcock was declared duly elected Chair of the Committee and took the Chair.

On motion of Andy Scott, it was agreed, -That Tony Valeri be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee.

On motion of Ghislain Lebel, it was agreed, -That Paul Forseth be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee, in absentia.

On motion of Andy Scott, 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.

On motion of Ghislain Lebel, it was agreed, -That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings meetings and to receive evidence when a quorum is not present, provided that at least (3) members are present, including (1) member of the opposition.

On motion of Gilles Perron, it was agreed, -That a notice of 48 hours submitted to the Clerk of the Committee, be required before any substantive motion may be presented to the Committee.

On motion of Roy Cullen, 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 2 representatives for any organization.

On motion of Carolyn Bennett, it was agreed, -That, pursuant to Standing Order 111(4), whenever an Order in council for appointment or a certificate of nomination for appointment is referred to the Committee, the Clerk shall obtain and circulate to each member of the Committee a copy of the resume of each appointee.

On motion of Rex Barnes, it was agreed, -That the Clerk of the Committee be authorized to distribute documents received from the public only when they have been translated in both official languages.

On motion of Tony Valeri, 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.

On motion of Paul Szabo, it was agreed, -That one (1) transcript of all in camera meetings be produced and kept in the Committee Clerk's office for consultation and distribution upon request of members present at the meeting.

On motion of Alex Shepherd, it was agreed, -That the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the Chair, the Government Vice-Chair, the Parliamentary Secretary, two Liberal Members, one Canadian Alliance Member, one Bloc Québécois Member, one New Democratic Party Member, and one Progressive Conservative Member.

On motion of Ghislain Lebel, it was agreed, -That witnesses be given (10) minutes for their opening statement and, that during the questioning of witnesses, they be allocated (10) minutes for the first question and answer of each party and that thereafter, (5) minutes be allocated to each subsequent questioner, at the discretion of the Chair.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of future business. 

At 12:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Eugene Morawski

Committee Clerk