Evidence of meeting #27 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Marc-Olivier Girard
Good morning, everyone. I hope you are well rested after the summer break. So we are starting a new session of the year.
Honourable members of the committee, l see a quorum. We can now proceed to the election of the chair. I'm ready to receive motions to that effect. Please note that the candidate for this position must belong to the official opposition.
Mr. Warkentin.
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Conservative
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The Clerk
Mr. Warkentin has nominated Mr. McKay.
Are there any other nominations?
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare Mr. McKay duly elected as chair of this committee.
Before the duly elected chair takes the chair, I would like to proceed, with the committee's consent, to the election of the first vice-chair of the committee.
The candidate must be a member of the governing party.
Are there any nominations?
Yes, Mr. Martin?
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The Clerk
Are there any other nominations?
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
Mr. Warkentin is the duly elected first vice-chair of this committee.
And now for the final position, second vice-chair of the committee, the candidate must belong to the opposition but must be from a party other than the official opposition.
Yes, Ms. Bourgeois?
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Bloc
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The Clerk
Are there any other nominations?
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
Mr. Martin is the duly elected second vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
Thank you. Congratulations to everyone.
And now I turn it over to you.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Merci à tous.
I think it was the campaign that really put us all over the edge.
I would like to use this time to accomplish a few things. I seek permission from the committee to go in camera, if that's in order.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Absolument? Okay.
We will suspend for 30 seconds so we can actually do that.
[Proceedings continue in camera]
