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Joint Interparliamentary Council | Conseil interparlementaire mixte |
Minutes
Meeting No. # 177 | February 25, 2019 |
The Joint Interparliamentary Council met in camera this day at 4:01 p.m., in room 125-B of the West Block, Mr. Bruce Stanton, MP, presiding.
Representing the Senate: Hon. Dennis Dawson and Marc Gold, Senators.
Representing the House of Commons: Hon. David McGuinty for the Hon. Mark Holland, Scott Simms, John Brassard, Linda Lapointe, Irene Mathyssen for Rachel Blaney, MPs.
In attendance:
From the International and Interparliamentary Affairs Directorate:
Patrice Martin, Deputy Principal Clerk, Parliamentary Associations;
From the Senate:
Guylaine Quevillon, Financial Advisor, Finance and Procurement Directorate.
From the House of Commons:
Gilles Larocque, Chief, Financial Management Advisory Services, Financial Planning.
From the Library of Parliament:
Marcus Pistor, Senior Director, Economics, Resources and International Affairs Division.
Laura Barnett, Chief, Human Rights, Immigration and Citizenship
1. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the meeting of December 5, 2018 were adopted.
2. Financial Update for current fiscal year (2018-2019)
The Clerk provided an update of the financial status for fiscal year 2018-2019.
3. Process for the 2019-2020 associations’ budget allocation
It was agreed – That the Co-Chairs write to Associations Chairs and Co-Chairs indicating that the Council will study written budget requests in April and that the requests should be submitted no later than March 29th and be made available to the Council on the Digital Binders site.
That, in advance of further consideration with regards to associations’ budgets for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, there be an allotment of $75,000 to each association, with the exception of Canada-France and Canada-UK that would each receive $50,000, in order to meet expenses related to activities coming up early in the new fiscal year.
4. Decisions made by the Co-Chairs on behalf of the JIC
The Co-Chair informed the Council that the JIC Co-Chairs had considered 11 requests from associations and their corresponding decisions.
The following associations requested and were granted the following sums which had been pre-approved by the Council as reserves:
| Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO) | $20,000 |
| Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM) | $12,000 |
| Canada-China Legislative Association (CACN) | $20,000 |
| Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU) | $29,000 |
| Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM) | $20,000 |
| Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (CAPF) | $16,000 |
| Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM) | $18,000 |
| Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) | $19,000 |
The following associations requested and were granted the following supplementary funds:
| Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO) | $7,000 |
| Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM) | $18,000 |
The following associations sought and were granted permission to allow additional staff to travel:
| Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO) | That a second staff (analyst) accompany a delegation of four parliamentarians to Vienna |
| Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) | That a third staff (second analyst) accompany a delegation of parliamentarians to the 140th Assembly in Doha |
| Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU) | That a delegate be accompanied by an analyst to a meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region |
5. Association Constitutions: Recognized parties and determination of opposition parties
It was agreed that, at the next meeting of the JIC, the Clerk provide an up-date on the implementation of the recommendations of the Subcommittee on the Review of Parliament’s Involvement with Associations and Recognized Interparliamentary Groups of the Joint Interparliamentary Council.
At 5:20 p.m. the Council adjourned to the call of the Co-Chairs.
Colette Labrecque-Riel
Clerk