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Minutes of Proceedings

Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee (SBLI)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 8
Thursday, June 16, 2016, 5:41 p.m. to 6:50 p.m.
In Camera
Presiding
Hon. Judy A. Sgro, Chair (Liberal)

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• Hon. Kevin Sorenson for Blaine Calkins (Conservative)
• Andy Fillmore (Liberal)
• Pat Finnigan (Liberal)
• Hon. Robert D. Nault (Liberal)
Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates
• Leif-Erik Aune, Clerk of the Committee
 
Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
• David Chandonnet, Clerk of the Committee
 
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
• Angela Crandall, Clerk of the Committee
 
Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
• Michelle Legault, Clerk of the Committee
 
Liaison Committee
• Ian McDonald, Clerk of the Committee
 
Library of Parliament
• Marcus Pistor, Analyst
 
House of Commons
• Karen Thriepland, Coordinator, Logistics Services
Budget Submissions
Pursuant to Standing Order 107(1), the Subcommittee resumed its study on budget submissions.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs be granted a travel budget of $168,290 to travel to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Nelson House and Thompson, Manitoba; Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay, Ontario; Iqaluit, Nunavut; Kuujjuaq, Québec; Inuvik and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; Prince George and Vancouver, British Columbia; Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador; Sept-Îles (Uashat), Québec and to Eskasoni, Nova Scotia, in the Fall 2016-Winter 2017, in relation to its study on suicide among indigenous peoples and communities.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food be granted a travel budget of $100,000 to travel to Vancouver and Chilliwack, British Columbia; Calgary, Alberta; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Toronto, Niagara Region and Guelph, Ontario; Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec and to Kentville, Nova Scotia, in the Fall of 2016, in relation to its study of the next agricultural policy framework.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be granted a travel budget of $131,487.08 to travel to Guatemala City and Cobán, Guatemala; Bogotá and Villavicencio, Colombia, in the Summer-Fall of 2016, in relation to its studies on women, peace and security and on the Canadian government's countries of focus for bilateral development assistance.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates be granted a travel budget of $141,277.20 to travel to Blainville and Montreal, Québec; Toronto, Kitchener, Windsor, Dryden and Sandy Lake, Ontario, in the Fall of 2016, in relation to its study on Canada Post.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates be granted a travel budget of $133,627.20 to travel to Corner Brook and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Bathurst, New Brunswick and to Lévis and Québec, Québec, in the Fall of 2016, in relation to its study on Canada Post.

At 6:50 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



José Cadorette
Clerk of the Subcommittee