Proceedings of the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Minutes of Proceedings - November 22, 2017

OTTAWA, Wednesday, November 22, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration met this day at 12:17 p.m., in room 257, East Block, for the purpose of holding its reorganization meeting, pursuant to the order of the Senate of November 7, 2017.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Batters, Campbell, Dawson, Marwah, McCoy, Mégie, Mitchell, Munson, Saint-Germain, Tannas, Tkachuk, Verner, P.C., Wells and White (14).

Also in attendance: Pascale Legault, Chief Corporate Services Officer and Clerk of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration; Nicole Proulx, Interim Clerk of the Senate; Jacqueline Kuehl, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; and other senior Senate officials.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of the Senate of November 7, 2017, the clerk of the committee presided over the election of the chair.

CIBA/2017-11-22/351(P)|214| — Election of Chair

The Honourable Senator Saint-Germain moved:

That the Honourable Senator Campbell do take the chair of this committee.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

CIBA/2017-11-22/352(P)|215| — Election of Deputy Chair

The Honourable Senator Dawson moved:

That the Honourable Senator Munson be deputy chair of this committee.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

CIBA/2017-11-22/353(P)|215| — Election of Deputy Chair

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved:

That the Honourable Senator Batters be deputy chair of this committee.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

CIBA/2017-11-22/354(P)|216| — Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk moved:

That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the chair and the two deputy chairs;

That the subcommittee be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the committee with respect to its agenda, to invite witnesses, and to schedule hearings; and

That if the full committee is unable to meet, the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be authorized to deal with and resolve immediate administrative problems, and that it report its decisions at the first meeting thereafter.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 12:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Pascale Legault
Chief Corporate Services Officer and Clerk of the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

Daniel Charbonneau
Recording Secretary