Evidence of meeting #38 for Canadian Heritage in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
September 27th, 2012 / 3:30 p.m.
The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Christine Holke David
Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum.
I must inform members that the clerk of the committee can only receive motions for the election of the chair. The clerk cannot receive other types of motions, entertain points of order, nor participate in debate.
We can now proceed to the election of the chair. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the chair must be a member of the government party.
I am now ready to receive motions for the chair.
Mr. Nantel, you have the floor.
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NDP
Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC
I would like to nominate Rob Moore for the position of committee chair.
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The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Nantel that Mr. Moore be elected as chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the motion carried and Mr. Moore duly elected chair of the committee.
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Some hon. members
Hear, hear!
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The Clerk
Before inviting Mr. Moore to take the chair, if the committee wishes, we will now proceed to the election of the vice-chairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-chair must be a member of the official opposition.
I am now ready to receive motions for the first vice-chair.
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The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Calandra that Mr. Nantel be elected as first vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the motion carried and Mr. Nantel duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.
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Some hon. members
Hear, hear!
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The Clerk
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the second vice-chair must be a member of an opposition party other than the official opposition.
I am now prepared to receive a motion for the second vice-chair.
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Conservative
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The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Armstrong that Mr. Simms be elected as second vice-chair of the committee.
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
Mr. Simms is duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.
I now invite Mr. Moore to take the chair.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Moore
Welcome back, everybody. Thank you for electing me chair again. I promise we'll have refreshments and lunch, as usual. We'll get back on schedule there. That was my campaign commitment.
I know there had been some discussion about.... We would require unanimous consent, of course, to go to our protocol study, but there's no consent right now, is that it?
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NDP
Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC
I'm very sorry about this. I have not received a copy of this.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Moore
Okay. We're going to ease our way into our committee work. With that, with the election of the chair and the vice-chairs, the committee is adjourned.
I'll see you all back here next Tuesday.
The meeting is adjourned.
