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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 25
 
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics met in camera at 11:03 a.m. this day, in Room 306, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Jean Crowder, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Scott Andrews, Brad Butt, Blaine Calkins, Jean Crowder, Patricia Davidson, Dean Del Mastro, Earl Dreeshen, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Colin Mayes and Dany Morin.

 

Acting Members present: Dean Allison for Earl Dreeshen, Hélène LeBlanc for Charlie Angus, Ryan Leef for John Carmichael and Phil McColeman for John Carmichael.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Dara Lithwick, Analyst; Maxime-Olivier Thibodeau, Analyst; Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, September 28, 2011, section 14.1 (1) of the Lobbying Act, and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, the Committee resumed the statutory review of the Lobbying Act.
 

It was agreed, — That the analysts be directed to draft a report regarding the study on the statutory review of the Lobbying Act.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h) and the motion adopted by the Committee on September 20, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of the access to information dispute and the resulting court actions concerning CBC.
 

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

 

It was agreed, — That the body of the draft report on the Access to Information Dispute and the Resulting Court Actions Concerning CBC study be adopted as presented and that the Committee proceed to the study of proposed recommendations from members for integration into the report.

 

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "Exclusions and Exemptions: Study on Article 68.1 of the Access to Information Act and the Resulting Court Actions Concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation".

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report dissenting opinions provided that they are no more than 3 pages in length (font = 12; line spacing = 1.5) and submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee, no later than 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request the Government table a comprehensive response to the report; however, notwithstanding the deadline of 120 days stipulated in Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the comprehensive response to this report be tabled within 60 days of the presentation of the report to the House.

 

At 12:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Chad Mariage
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012/03/27 11:47 a.m.