Evidence of meeting #1 for Health in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clerk.
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The Clerk of the Committee Catherine Ngando Edimo
Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(3)(a), as the clerk of the committee, I will preside over the election of the chair and the vice-chairs.
I must inform the committee members that the clerk of the committee can only receive motions for the election of the chair. The clerk can't receive other types of motions, can't entertain points of order nor participate in debate.
We can now proceed to the election of the chair.
Bloc
Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC
Pardon me, Madam Clerk. I want to point out that the issue remains the same. The sound in the room is much too loud and prevents me from hearing the interpreters properly. I don't want to set the volume too high, since this can damage my hearing. If the volume in the room could be turned down a bit, that would be fine.
Conservative
Dan Mazier Conservative Riding Mountain, MB
Madam Clerk, it should be either that or raise the level in our earpieces. I have to have it at full volume just to hear the voice.
Bloc
Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC
Can you say a few words in English, so I can check the sound in the room?
Bloc
Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC
The interpretation works, Madam Clerk. The issue is that the volume in the room when you speak in English is too high compared to the volume of the interpretation. To hear the interpreters properly, I must turn the volume all the way up. Even then, you drown out the interpreters' voices. I'm simply asking for a much lower volume in the room when you speak in English. I imagine that the same applies to French.
The Clerk
We'll try to address this, Mr. Thériault.
I'll start again.
Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(3)(a), as the clerk of the committee, I will preside over the election of the chair and the vice-chairs.
I must inform the committee members that the clerk of the committee can only receive motions for the election of the chair. The clerk can't receive other types of motions, can't entertain points of order nor participate in debate.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), we can now proceed to the election of the chair.
Go ahead, Ms. Sidhu.
Liberal
Sonia Sidhu Liberal Brampton South, ON
Thank you, Madam Clerk.
I move that Dr. Hedy Fry be elected as chair of the committee.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Ms. Sidhu that Ms. Fry be elected as chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
(Motion agreed to)
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Good morning, everyone.
Thank you for this honour.
I would like to ask the clerk to continue with the election of the vice-chairs.
The Clerk
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice‑chair must be a member of the official opposition.
I'm now prepared to receive motions for the first vice‑chair.
Conservative
Matt Strauss Conservative Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON
Madam Clerk, I'd like to nominate Dan Mazier.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Strauss that Mr. Mazier be elected as first vice‑chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
(Motion agreed to)
The Clerk
I declare the motion carried and Mr. Mazier duly elected first vice‑chair of the committee.
Liberal
Marcus Powlowski Liberal Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON
I'm pleased to nominate my friend Luc Thériault for the position of second vice‑chair of the Standing Committee on Health.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Powlowski that Mr. Thériault be elected as second vice‑chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
(Motion agreed to)
The Clerk
I declare the motion carried and Mr. Thériault duly elected second vice‑chair of the committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
I officially call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number one of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, but I think we're all here in person. It's taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the Standing Orders.
Before we continue, I would like to ask all in-person participants to consult the guidelines written on the cards on the table. These measures are in place to help prevent audio feedback incidents and to protect the health and safety of all participants, including the interpreters. You will also notice a QR code on the card in front of you, which links to a short awareness video.
I want to remind participants of the following points.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your microphone. Please mute yourself when you aren't speaking.
For those on Zoom, at the bottom of your screen you can select the appropriate channel of floor, English or French for interpretation. For those in the room, you can you use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
I will remind you that all comments should be addressed through the chair.
For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand. For members on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” function and please turn it off when you have spoken. Otherwise, we will have all kinds of heritage hands up there.
The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can. We appreciate your patience and understanding, because if we're looking around the room, whoever catches our eye first is the one whose hand we will see. We're going to try to do this as well as we can.
Now, with the agreement of the committee, we can proceed to the consideration of routine motions. The clerk has circulated a list of draft routine motions that the committee adopted in the last parliamentary session. I think we need to have a committee member move the motion. We can do it one by one to allow debate on each of the motions before we put them to a vote, but again, many of them are just routine motions.
I'm going to open the floor and recognize Ms. Chi, the member who will move the motions.