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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 1
 
Thursday, June 8, 2006
 

The Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament met at 1:03 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, for the purpose of electing Joint Chairs, pursuant to Rule 88 of the Senate and Standing Order 106(1) of the House of Commons.

 

Members of the Committee present representing the Senate: The Honourable Senators Joan Cook, Janis Gudrun Johnson, Jean Lapointe, Donald H. Oliver and Marilyn Trenholme Counsell.

 

Members of the Committee present representing the House of Commons: Mike Allen, Gérard Asselin, Colleen Beaumier, Blaine Calkins, Peter Goldring, Hon. Gurbax Malhi, Hon. Jim Peterson and Louis Plamondon.

 

Acting Members from the House of Commons present: Rob Anders for Fabian Manning, Hon. John McKay for Hon. Joe Comuzzi, Bill Siksay for Denise Savoie and Bruce Stanton for Cheryl Gallant.

 

In attendance: Senate: Adam Thompson, Joint Clerk of the Committee. Library of Parliament: James Robertson, Principal.

 
The Joint Clerk (Senate) of the Committee presided over the election of a Joint Chair (Senate).
 

On motion of Jean Lapointe, it was agreed, — That Marilyn Trenholme Counsell be elected Joint Chair (Senate) of the Committee.

 

The Joint Clerk (House of Commons) of the Committee presided over the election of a Joint Chair (House of Commons).

 

On motion of Jim Peterson, it was agreed, — That Peter Goldring be elected Joint Chair (House of Commons) of the Committee.

 

The Joint Clerk (House of Commons) of the Committee presided over the election of a Vice-Chair (House of Commons).

 

On motion of Rob Anders, it was agreed, — That Colleen Beaumier be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

Peter Goldring took the Chair.

 

On motion of Donald H. Oliver, it was agreed, — That the Committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Joint Chairs, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.

 

On motion of Gérard Asselin, it was agreed, — That the Joint Clerks of the Committee be authorized to distribute to the members of the Committee only documents that are available in both official languages.

 

On motion of Colleen Beaumier, it was agreed, — That the Joint Clerks of the Committee be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the Committee and its subcommittees.

 

The Committee commenced consideration of a draft report.

 

On motion of Mike Allen, it was agreed, — That the draft report be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That the Joint Chairs present the report to the Senate and the House of Commons.

 

At 1:08 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Joint Chairs.

 



Thomas Hall
Joint Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2007/03/15 10:52 a.m.