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- The Liberal Party of Canada and the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec) - (collectively the Liberal Party), filed a written application on April 4, 2005, supplemented by oral submissions on the same date, to change the Party's status in the current proceedings from that of an intervenor to that of a full party. As well, the application included a request for funding according to Treasury Board guidelines on the same basis as that accorded to other parties with full party status.
- The Commissioner has ruled in favour of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Liberal Party of Canada(Quebec) application and makes a recommendation to the Treasury Board to amend the previous ruling of October 20, 2004 as follows:
- Change a) to read:
- funding is recommended for one junior and one senior lawyer. The junior lawyer will work under the supervision of the senior lawyer who will make decisions and present closing submissions to the Inquiry;
- Item b) remains unchanged:
- funding is recommended for pre-hearing preparation limited to 20 hours of work for each lawyer, and for suggestions from time to time to Commission counsel and related representatives limited to 40 hours of work by the senior lawyer;
- Change c) to read:
- counsel will be funded to a limit of 10 hours per diem, to include both preparation for and attendance at the hearings; the Applicant will only be reimbursed for one legal counsel to attend for any one hearing day;
- Change d) to read:
- funding is recommended for necessary expenses and travel;
- Item e) remains unchanged:
- funding is recommended for the preparation and presentation of closing submissions limited to 30 hours for each lawyer.
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John H. Gomery, Commissioner
Dated April 4, 2005 |
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