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Internal Economy Senate Committee
Internal Economy Senate Committee
OTTAWA (June 10, 2010) – Senator David Tkachuk, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee
on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and Senator George Furey, Deputy Chair,
announced today that the committee has decided to hold meetings in public in the future, in order
to increase transparency for Canadians about institutional decisions.
The Internal Economy committee is responsible for overseeing administrative and budgetary
issues for the entire Senate, including committee budgets and the office, travel and
accommodation expenses of individual senators.
The committee will reserve the right to hold in camera meetings when the agenda deals with
personnel or contractual matters.