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Joint Interparliamentary Council (JIC) | Conseil interparlementaire mixte (CIM) |
Minutes
Meeting No. 162 | May 31, 2017 |
The Joint Interparliamentary Council met this day, in camera, at 3:38 p.m., in room 356-S of the Centre Block, the Hon. Donald Plett, Senator, presiding.
Representing the Senate: Hon. Percy Downe, Hon. Michael MacDonald and Hon. Donald Plett, Senators.
Representing the House of Commons: Dave Mackenzie, Hon. Pablo Rodriguez, David McGuinty for Scott Simms, Bruce Stanton and Filomena Tassi, MPs.
In attendance:
From the International and Interparliamentary Affairs Directorate: Gérald Lafrenière, Principal Clerk, Parliamentary Exchanges and Protocol; Danielle Labonté, Deputy Principal Clerk, Parliamentary Associations; Gilles Larocque, Manager, Resource Planning and Administration.
From the House of Commons: Kim Monaghan, Financial Advisor, Policy and Financial Planning; Stefany Rockburn, Senior Financial Advisor, Policy and Financial Planning.
From the Library of Parliament: Marcus Pistor, Senior Director, Economics, Resources and International Affairs Division; Christine Ivory, Chief, International Affairs, International Affairs Section.
1. Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of May 10, 2017:
By unanimous consent, the minutes of the meeting of May 10, 2017 were adopted.
2. Associations Budgets 2017-2018:
After debate, it was agreed that, the final budget allocation for fiscal year 2017-2018 be as follows:
| Parliamentary Associations | Allocation |
| AFRICA (CAAF) | 275,000 |
| CHINA (CACN) | 235,000 |
| JAPAN (CAJP) | 215,000 |
| EUROPE (CAEU) | 350,000 |
| FRANCE (CAFR) | 95,000 |
| UK (CRUK) | 90,000 |
| PARLAMERICAS (CPAM) | 245,000 |
| US (CEUS) | 417,000 |
| APF (CAPF) | 200,000 |
| OSCE (SECO) | 250,000 |
| NATO (CANA) | 345,000 |
| CPA (CCOM) | 225,000 |
| IPU (UIPU) | 238,000 |
| TOTAL | 3,180,000 |
3. Other Business:
It was agreed that, a letter be sent to all Chairs and Co-Chairs of Parliamentary Associations informing them that a Twitter feed is now available to provide information about the Parliament of Canada’s international and interparliamentary activities, including Parliamentary Associations.
It was agreed that, the Council meet at the next opportunity in June in order to study the report of the Subcommittee on the Review of Parliament’s Involvement with Associations and Recognized Interparliamentary Groups
At 5:16 p.m., the Council adjourned to the call of the Co-Chairs.
Colette Labrecque-Riel
Clerk