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Meeting Minutes

Monday, October 31, 2011

A meeting of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons was held on Monday, October 31, 2011 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. Joe Comartin; Ms. Chris Charlton and Judy Foote

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

Also Present: Rob Walsh, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel; Louis Bard, Chief Information Officer; Valle Gomez-Sims, Director, Financial Planning, Resource Management and Corporate Policies; and Suzanne Verville, Secretariat

Tabling of Minutes

The minutes of the meeting of October 3, 2011 were approved for tabling .

Minutes of Previous Meetings

The minutes of the meeting of October 24, 2011 were adopted.

Members' Allowances and Services

Members' Web sites

The Board discussed the policy regarding Members' Web sites and requested time to consult their respective caucus IT teams before making a decision.

Use of Party Logos

The Board discussed the current practices of Information Services-Printing and Mailing for the use of political party logos on printed materials used by Members, and agreed to maintain the status quo.

Resettlement Provisions

The Board agreed to maintain the current policy and not to allow to be charged against the resettlement allowance the costs associated with converting a Web site of a former Member.

Policy on Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources

The Board approved the House of Commons Policy on Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources.

Legal Matters

Use of Parliamentary Resources National Prayer Breakfast

The Board discussed the use of parliamentary resources in the planning, organization or execution of this annual event and requested further information to be discussed at its next meeting.

Parliamentary Functions

Further to the Board meeting of October 24, 2011 , the Board continued to discuss the meaning of parliamentary functions , and agreed to resume the discussion at its next meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.

Audrey O'Brien
Secretary to the Board