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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 2

Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament met at 12:05 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Joint Chair, the Hon. Sharon Carstairs, presiding.

Members of the Committee present representing the Senate: The Honourable Senators Hon. Sharon Carstairs, Hon. Stephen Greene, Hon. Mobina S.B. Jaffer and Hon. Terrance Richard Stratton.

Members of the Committee present representing the House of Commons: Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Ray Boughen, Peter Braid, Carol Hughes, Hon. Gurbax S. Malhi, Louis Plamondon and Greg Rickford.

Acting Members from the House of Commons present: Jean-Yves Laforest for Gérard Asselin, Phil McColeman for Scott Reid, Daniel Petit for Peter Goldring and Stephen Woodworth for Ed Holder.

In attendance: Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament: Denis Robert, Joint Clerk of the Committee . Library of Parliament: François Côté, Analyst ; Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst . House of Commons: Jean-Marie David, Committee Clerk.

Witnesses: Library of Parliament: William R. Young, Parliamentary Librarian.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be composed of the Joint Chairs, the Vice-Chair, and 4 other members of the Committee representing: from the Senate the Conservative Party, and from the House of Commons the Conservative Party, the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party, to be designated after the usual consultation; and 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.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the Committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2009-2010 under PARLIAMENT referred to the Committee on Thursday, February 26, 2009.

The witness made a statement and answered questions.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That the following documents be considered as tabled before the Committee and be made available upon request: 1) Letter signed by the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons dated February 25, 2009; 2) Letter signed by the Parliamentary Librarian dated February 20, 2009; 3) Proposed witness list for a study on the mandate of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, as presented to the Committee by Senator Stratton, at the meeting held on March 5, 2009; 4) Letter signed by the Parliamentary Budget Officer dated March 9, 2009; and 5) Backgrounder on the Budget of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, as provided on March 12, 2009 by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

It was agreed, — That 48 hours’ notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the Committee, unless the susbstantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration; and that the notice of motion be filed with the Clerk of the Committee and distributed to members in both official languages.

By unanimous consent, the motion moved by Louis Plamondon at the March 5, 2009 meeting, was withdrawn, and the subject matter of the motion was referred to the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure

At 1:26 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Carmen DePape
Joint Clerk of the Committee

2009/03/12 7:33 p.m.