The Joint Interparliamentary Council
met this day at 3:35 p.m., in room 356‑S of the Centre Block,Mr. Joe Comartin, MP, presiding.
Representing the Senate: Hon. David Tkachuk, Marjory LeBreton, and Jim Munson,
Senators.
Representing the House of Commons: Joe Comartin,
Dave Mackenzie, Sadia Groguhé, Frank Valeriote, MPs.
In attendance: From the International and Interparliamentary
Affairs Directorate:
Patrice Martin, Deputy Principal Clerk, Parliamentary Associations;
Gérald Lafrenière, Deputy Principal Clerk, Parliamentary Exchanges; and
Marie-Andrée Rainville, Manager, Resource Planning and Administration.
From the Senate:
Sloan Mask, Financial Advisor, Planning and Corporate Reporting, Finance and Procurement
Directorate;
From the House of Commons: Naim Bellemare, Senior Financial Advisor, Policy
and Financial Planning.
1.Approval of Minutes
On motion of Dave Mackenzie, the minutes of the meeting of November 19, 2014 were
approved.
2.Supplementary Budget Requests
The Council considered requests for
additional funding from the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association and the
Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association
After debate, on motion of Mr.
Mackenzie, it was agreed that the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association be
allotted an additional $8,000 and that the Canada-Africa Parliamentary
Association be allotted an additional $50,000 in order to fund their upcoming
activities.
3.Annual general meetings
After debate, on motion of
Dave Mackenzie, it was agreed that the co-chairs write to all Chairs and Co-Chairs of Parliamentary Associations to remind them of
their obligation to hold an annual general meeting, even though 2015 is an
election year.
4.Association membership fees
The Council considered a proposition
made by Joe Preston, MP, at an earlier meeting, that would see parliamentarians
pay their parliamentary association membership fees once per Parliament instead
of once a year, as is the current practice.
After debate, on motion of
Dave Mackenzie, it was agreed that the current practice of paying
membership fees once a year be maintained.
At 4:00 p.m., the Council adjourned to
the call of the Co-Chairs.
