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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 2
 
Thursday, November 28, 2013
 

The Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee met in camera at 1:41 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Dean Allison, presiding.

 

Members of the Subcommittee present: Dean Allison, David Christopherson, Pat Martin, Phil McColeman, Larry Miller, Joe Preston and Chris Warkentin.

 

Other Members present: Hon. Peter Kent, Hon. Rob Merrifield and Bev Shipley.

 

In attendance: Standing Committee on National Defence: Leif-Erik Aune, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on International Trade: Paul Cardegna, Clerk of the Committee. Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food: Jean Michel Roy, Clerk of the Committee. Library of Parliament: Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst.

 

The Clerk gave a presentation of the financial status of the global envelope for committee activities.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 107(1), the Subcommittee resumed its study on budget submissions.
 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food be granted an additional $ 655.20 to its travel budget approved by the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee, to travel to Washington, D.C., United States of America, in the Fall of 2013, in relation to its study of changes to the U.S. rule on country of origin labeling (COOL).

 

It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee undertake necessary steps for the reimbursement of travel expenses of members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, in relation to the Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees (CCPAC) and Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors (CCOLA) Annual Conference held in Regina, Saskatchewan, in August 2013.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on National Defence be granted a travel budget of $ 2,461.85 to travel to Petawawa, Ontario, in the Fall – Winter of 2013, in relation to its study of care of ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces members.

 

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on International Trade be granted a travel budget of $71,733.60 to travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, in the Winter of 2014, in relation to its studies on the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Benefits for Canada of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

 

At 2:02 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Luc Fortin
Clerk of the Subcommittee

 
 
2013/12/05 9:09 a.m.