Evidence of meeting #1 for Industry, Science and Technology in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
Honourable members of the committee,
I see that we have a quorum.
We must 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'm now prepared to receive motions to that effect.
Ms. Charlton.
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NDP
Chris Charlton NDP Hamilton Mountain, ON
I move that David Sweet be chair of our committee; it's a Hamilton thing.
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Voices
Oh, oh!
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The Clerk
It has been moved by Ms. Charlton that David Sweet be elected as chair of the committee. Are there any further motions?
The committee has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare David Sweet duly elected chair of the committee.
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Some hon. members
Hear, hear!
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NDP
Chris Charlton NDP Hamilton Mountain, ON
Can we put out a press release, David? It's the first time I've ever had a motion passed in committee.
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Voices
Oh, oh!
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The Clerk
Am I to understand that we should proceed to the election of vice-chairs?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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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 to that effect.
Mr. Lake.
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Conservative
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The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Lake that Chris Charlton be elected first vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any other motions?
The committee has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare Chris Charlton 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'm now prepared to receive motions to that effect.
Madam Quach.
3:30 p.m.
The Clerk
Moved by Ms. Quach that Ms. Judy Sgro be elected second vice-chair of the committee.
The committee has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the Honourable Judy Sgro duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.
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Some hon. members
Hear, hear!
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The Clerk
I now invite Mr. Sweet to take the chair.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for the unbelievable unanimity of the committee. I expect that this will be the case as we move forward.
Madam Charlton.
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NDP
Chris Charlton NDP Hamilton Mountain, ON
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I just want to begin the meeting by saying first of all how pleased I am to now be serving on the committee. As you know, I'm new to the committee, and I look forward to working with all members of the committee.
In particular I want to congratulate you, Mr. Chair, on having just won the chairmanship of our committee.
I know that we're going to be dealing with a number of other motions today. I just want to give you verbal notice before we start that I also will be moving a motion that we only deal with matters in camera in very circumscribed matters. Since we didn't have an opportunity to move those motions in advance because we didn't have a chair, I just want to let you know now that I'll be doing that. I don't know if you'd like me to read the motion into the record, but it would be:
That the Committee may meet in camera only for the purpose of discussing: (a) wages, salaries and other employee benefits; (b) contracts and contract negotiations; (c) labour relations and personnel matters; (d) draft reports; (e) briefings concerning national security; and That all votes taken in camera be recorded in the Minutes of Proceedings, including how each member voted when recorded votes are requested.
Thank you.
3:35 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
Thank you, Madam Charlton.
You're going to be serving notice in committee in this regard and you'll be presenting it 48 hours from now. You have the option of doing that, obviously—
3:35 p.m.
NDP
Chris Charlton NDP Hamilton Mountain, ON
I'd be happy to do it today under routine motions if that serves the interests of all of the committee members.
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Conservative
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
I would say that the typical way we deal with committee business is to do committee business in camera. That's the way it's been in the eight years that I've been here. It has been shown to be the most productive way to actually function as a committee in the most productive way possible, so I move that we go in camera to conduct our committee business.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
On Mr. Lake's dilatory motion: all those in favour of the motion?
