The Minister of Foreign Affairs therefore wrote last December informing me that a representative of the Canadian delegation to the UN would be attending the next meeting of the committee responsible for NGOs, in mid-January 1998, in order to make sure this case was raised and that proceedings were initiated to resolve the disputes.

As such, the MAEI is known to be a critical player in the DPRK's development of nuclear weapons and is in charge of day-to-day operation of the country's nuclear weapons programme, and under it are other nuclear- related organisations. Under this ministry are a number of nuclear-related organisations and research centres, as well as two committees: an Isotope Application Committee and a Nuclear Energy Committee.

Still, we did report the complaint made by these Canadian businessmen to the UN secretariat, which pledged to refer it to the UN committee responsible for NGOs.

On the other hand, a parallel committee would exacerbate the workload and scheduling problems that your Committee has elsewhere argued are the central problem affecting the existing committee system, directly conflict with attempts to restrain the number of committees and subcommittees, and impose excessive demands on Senators desiring to participate in both official languages committees.

Committee’s mandate under Standing Order 108(3)(a)(i) – services and facilities for Members After debate, on motion of Chuck Strahl, it was agreed, - That, a Sub-Committee on Members’ Services be struck, composed of six members (2 from the Reform Party – including the Chair and one from each recognized party ) to be appointed by their respective whip; -that, Randy White be appointed Chair of the Sub-Committee; -that, the Sub-Committee be charged with carrying out the responsibilities of the Committee under Standing Order 108(3)(a)(i) in relation to the provision of services and facilities to Members; -that, the Sub-Committee be grant ...[+++]ed the same powers as the Committee has and enjoys pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a) except the power to report directly to the House.

On the other hand, a parallel committee would exacerbate the workload and scheduling problems that your Committee has elsewhere argued are the central problem affecting the existing committee system, directly conflict with attempts to restrain the number of committees and subcommittees, and impose excessive demands on Senators desiring to participate in both official languages committees.