Evidence of meeting #1 for Official Languages 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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Chad Mariage  Procedural Clerk

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Chad Mariage Procedural Clerk

Honourable members, 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.

That said, we may 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 chair.

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NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Mr. Clerk, I am pleased to nominate Mr. Michael Chong as chair.

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The Clerk

Mr. Godin nominates Mr. Chong as chair.

Are there any other motions?

Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

(Motion agreed to)

I declare the motion carried and Mr. Chong duly elected chair of the committee.

Before I invite Mr. Chong to take the chair, with the indulgence of the committee, we can proceed to the election of the vice-chairs. Unfortunately, as members know, I can't recognize anybody in debate.

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Conservative

Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON

Mr. Chair, I was going to nominate Mr. Godin.

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The Clerk

I am now prepared, then, to receive motions for the nomination of first vice-chair.

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Conservative

Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON

I would like to nominate distinguished member of Parliament Yvon Godin as vice-chair.

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NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Did you put that on the record?

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

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The Clerk

Mr. Galipeau nominates Mr. Godin as first vice-chair of the committee.

Are there any further motions?

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

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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The Clerk

(Motion agreed to)

I declare the motion carried and Mr. Godin duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.

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Voices

Hear, hear!

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The Clerk

Pursuant to the same standing order, the second vice-chair has to be a member of the opposition, not from the official opposition.

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Conservative

Joyce Bateman Conservative Winnipeg South Centre, MB

I nominate Ms. St-Denis.

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The Clerk

Ms. Bateman nominates Ms. St-Denis as second vice-chair of the committee.

Are there any further motions?

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

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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The Clerk

(Motion agreed to)

I declare Ms. St-Denis duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.

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Some hon. members

Hear, hear!

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The Clerk

I invite the chair to take his place in the chair.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

Mr. Clerk, thank you for your assistance.

Mr. Gourde, you have the floor.

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Conservative

Jacques Gourde Conservative Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Congratulations on having been elected chair.

I move the adjournment of this hearing.

(Motion agreed to)

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

The meeting is adjourned.