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Meeting Minutes

Monday, April 30, 2012

A meeting of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons was held on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 11:30 a.m., in Room 112-N, Centre Block.

In the Chair: The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons

Present: The Honourables Peter Van Loan, Gordon O'Connor and Rob Merrifield; Mr. Nathan Cullen; Mrs. Nycole Turmel and Ms. Judy Foote

Secretary to the Board: Audrey O'Brien, Clerk of the House of Commons

Also Present: Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada; Clyde MacLellan, Assistant Auditor General of Canada; Gordon Stock, Principal, Office of the Auditor General of Canada; Casey Thomas, Director, Office of the Auditor General of Canada; Mark Watters, Chief Financial Officer; Jennifer Wall, Director of Audit and Review; Richard Denis, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; Kathryn Butler Malette, Chief Human Resources Officer; and Suzanne Verville, Secretariat

Tabling of Minutes

The minutes of the meeting of March 26, 2012 were approved for tabling .

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the meeting of April 23, 2012 were adopted.

Appointment of Board Spokesperson

Pursuant to Standing Order 37(2) , Mrs. Nycole Turmel was appointed as spokesperson for the Board to replace Mr. Joe Comartin.

Security

The Board appointed the members of the Sub-Committee on Security of the Parliamentary Precinct.

Administration

The Auditor General briefed the Board on the performance audit of the Administration of the House of Commons. The Board requested an amendment to a paragraph of the draft report.

Use of Parliamentray Resources

The Board noted a proposal for dealing with the issue and agreed to consider the issue at its next meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.

Audrey O'Brien
Secretary to the Board