Information & Ethics committee  Honourable members, I see a quorum. I'd like to first wish everyone a happy new year. Welcome back. We can now proceed to the election of the chair, pursuant to Standing Order 106(2). As you know, I'm only able to entertain motions for the election of the chair. I can't ente

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Calandra moves that Mr. Martin be elected chair of the committee. Are there any other motions? Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Information & Ethics committee  (Motion agreed to) I declare Mr. Martin duly elected chair of the committee. Congratulations. Before inviting Mr. Martin to take the chair, with the consent of the committee, we can proceed to the election of vice-chairs. As you know, pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the fir

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Martin moves that Ms. Davidson be elected first vice-chair of the committee. Are there any other motions? Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Information & Ethics committee  (Motion agreed to) I declare Ms. Davidson duly elected first vice-chair. The second vice-chair shall be a member of an opposition party other than the official opposition party. I am ready to receive motions to that effect. Ms. Davidson, you have the floor.

Information & Ethics committee  It has been moved by Ms. Davidson that Mr. Andrews be elected second vice-chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? It would appear that there aren't. Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Information & Ethics committee  (Motion agreed to)

Information & Ethics committee  I declare Mr. Andrews elected second vice-chair of the committee. I now invite Mr. Martin to take the chair.

Information & Ethics committee  I think the Speaker has been pretty consistent in rulings along those lines. I would leave it at that, without treading into an area where I wouldn't be comfortable. I think the Speaker has been pretty consistent in his selection and in the criteria he uses to select motions at r

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to be careful in the way I answer. As members know, the clerk's role is simply to provide advice to the committee and not to provide his or her opinion on something. Procedurally, the motion before us has been properly moved, and procedurally the

Information & Ethics committee  Again, thank you, Mr. Chair. Obviously, my job is to provide you with the reference and to outline the fact that it has been the practice up until now. Humbly, it's up to members and the Speaker to determine what that means. As is stated in O'Brien and Bosc, if a motion could ha

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Chair, obviously the committee would deal with what the committee deals with. I don't know that I am comfortable commenting on what the Speaker would decide. Ultimately it's up to the Speaker to determine whether the member has had an opportunity, as you say, to move the amen

Information & Ethics committee  Honourable members, I see a quorum. First of all, welcome back to the new session. For those who don't know me, my name is Chad Mariage. I'm the clerk of the committee. I am joined by Jean-Michel Roy, another committee clerk who will be assisting me today. I must inform mem

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Calandra has moved that Mr. Pat Martin be elected chair of the committee. Are there any other motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Mr. Martin the duly elected chair of the committee. Befor

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Martin moves that Ms. Patricia Davidson be elected first vice-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 Ms. Davidson duly elected first vice-chair of the