Evidence of meeting #10 for Canadian Heritage in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

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Clerk of the Committee  Mrs. Emma-Leigh Boucher

11:05 a.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Mrs. Emma-Leigh Boucher

We'll get started.

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, cannot 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 ready to receive motions for the election of the chair.

Mr. Dykstra, you have the floor.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON

I move that Member of Parliament Gord Brown be nominated for chair.

11:05 a.m.

The Clerk

It has been moved by Mr. Dykstra that Mr. Gord Brown be elected as chair of the committee.

Are there any further motions?

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

(Motion agreed to)

I declare Mr. Brown duly elected chair of the committee.

Before inviting Mr. Brown to take the chair, if the committee wishes, we will now proceed to the election of the vice-chairs.

Pursuant to Standing Order No. 106(2), the first vice-chair must be a member of the official opposition.

I am now ready to receive motions for the election of first vice-chair.

Mr. Dykstra, you have the floor.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON

I move Member of Parliament Nantel.

11:05 a.m.

The Clerk

It has been moved by Mr. Dykstra that Monsieur Nantel be elected as first vice-chair of the committee.

Are there any further motions?

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

(Motion agreed to)

11:05 a.m.

The Clerk

I declare Mr. Nantel duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.

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 ready to receive motions for the election of second vice-chair.

Mr. Dykstra, you have the floor.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON

I nominate Mr. Dion.

He requested this because he said he needs the extra money.

11:05 a.m.

The Clerk

It has been moved by Mr. Dykstra that Monsieur Dion be elected as second vice-chair of the committee.

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

(Motion agreed to)

I declare Monsieur Dion duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.

I now invite Mr. Brown to take the chair.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair (Mr. Gordon Brown (Leeds—Grenville, CPC)) Conservative Gord Brown

Good morning, everyone.

Another hard-fought campaign.... I'd like to thank the committee for its endorsement. It was a very short term, from October until January, but I'm glad to be back here.

Welcome to the two new members of the committee, Mr. Weston and Mr. Falk. As all of you know, we have two fewer members of the committee than we did before, one fewer from the government side and one fewer from the official opposition.

Are there any proposals for changes to the routine motions?

Mr. Dykstra.

February 4th, 2014 / 11:05 a.m.

Conservative

Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON

Mr. Chair, generally speaking, we would go through the entire list of individual motions for the routine procedures of our committee.

I'm wondering if I would have the indulgence of the other two parties to just ratify what we endorsed in October as being the same, that we will follow through until the end of this session.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gord Brown

Okay, so you've moved that.

Do we have any discussion on that?

11:05 a.m.

NDP

Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC

Agreed.

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gord Brown

Okay.

(Motion agreed to)

11:05 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Gord Brown

We're on the move. Things are happening quickly.

We can now move to committee business, and we will go in camera for that.

We will suspend briefly.

[Proceedings continue in camera]