Evidence of meeting #1 for Canadian Heritage in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Aimée Belmore
Honourable members of the committee, I see 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, entertain points of order or participate in debate.
We can 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.
Liberal
Lisa Hepfner Liberal Hamilton Mountain, ON
I would like to nominate the eminent Dr. Hedy Fry to chair this committee.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Ms. Hepfner that Dr. Fry be elected chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
Pursuant to the House order of Thursday, November 25, 2021, I will now proceed to a recorded division.
(Motion agreed to: yeas 11, nays 1)
I declare the motion carried and Dr. Fry duly elected chair of the committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Thank you very much, everyone, for your confidence in me. I'm hoping I can live up to it. Mr. Waugh knows that I can be a problem sometimes. He's worked with me before. I think this will be a great committee.
I want to move on with the orders of the day. If the committee is in agreement, I invite the clerk to proceed 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 am now prepared to receive motions for the first vice-chair.
Conservative
Kevin Waugh Conservative Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK
Thank you, Chair, and congratulations to you.
I would like to nominate MP John Nater.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Waugh that Mr. Nater be elected first vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any further nominations?
Pursuant to the House order of Thursday, November 25, 2021, I will now proceed to a recorded division.
(Motion agreed to: 11 yeas; 0 nays)
I declare the motion carried, and Mr. Nater duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the second vice-chair must be a member of an opposition party other than the official opposition.
I am now prepared to receive motions for the election of the second vice-chair.
Mr. Housefather, the floor is yours.
December 13th, 2021 / 3:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Housefather that Mr. Champoux be elected as second vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
Pursuant to the House Order of Thursday, November 25, 2021, I will now proceed to a recorded division.
(Motion agreed to)
The Clerk
I declare the motion carried and Mr. Champoux duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Welcome everyone to the first meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. Regarding the speaking list, the committee clerk and I will do the best we can to maintain a consolidated order of speaking for all members, whether participating virtually or in person.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind all participants in this meeting that taking screenshots or photos of your screens is not permitted. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website.
Given the ongoing pandemic situation and in light of the recommendations from public health authorities, as well as the directive of the Board of Internal Economy on October 19, 2021, to remain healthy and safe, the following is recommended for all those attending the meeting in person.
Anyone with symptoms should participate by Zoom and not attend the meeting in person. Everyone must maintain a two-metre physical distancing whether seated or standing. Everyone must wear a non-medical mask when circulating in the room, and it is recommended in the strongest possible terms that members wear their masks at all times, including when seated. Non-medical masks, which provide better clarity over cloth masks, are available in the room. Everyone present must maintain proper hand hygiene by using the hand sanitizer at the room entrance. Committee rooms are cleaned before and after each meeting. To maintain this, everyone is encouraged to clean surfaces, such as desks, chairs and microphones, with the provided disinfectant wipes when vacating or taking a seat.
As chair, I will be enforcing these measures for the duration of the meeting, and I thank members in advance for their co-operation.
I would now suggest, as the next order of business, the committee now proceed to considering our routine motions. I understand Mr. Tim Louis will be putting these forward.
Do you all have copies of the routine motions?
Liberal
Tim Louis Liberal Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'm going to read them in straight down. Do we take the—
Liberal
Liberal
Tim Louis Liberal Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
Perfect.
I will start with “Analyst Services”. I move:
That the committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.
The next motion is “Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure”:
That the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of five members; the Chair, one member from each recognized party; and that the subcommittee work in a spirit of collaboration.
On “Meeting Without a Quorum”—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
There is no sound, actually. I can't really hear very well.
Do you all have sound?
NDP
Peter Julian NDP New Westminster—Burnaby, BC
Yes, I have sound, Madam Chair.
The normal practice is to adopt each of these motions in turn.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Yes, I know, but I couldn't really hear what he was saying so I didn't know that he'd finished the first one.
We will deal with the first one, and then we will go to the second and then the third.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
All right, having read the first notice of motion about a 48-hour notice, are there any concerns or comments?
Before I do that, the clerk just pointed out that I should talk about the analyst services.
Is that what you read, Tim?
Liberal
Tim Louis Liberal Kitchener—Conestoga, ON
It is, Madam Chair. I went too far, though. I should have stopped—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
I know.
Let's deal with the analyst services. Are there any comments on the analyst services? Perhaps we could have the clerk introduce herself and then the analysts introduce themselves so you know who they are.
I'll call the vote on the analyst services.
(Motion agreed to)
Now would the clerk and analysts like to introduce themselves?
The Clerk
My name is Aimée Belmore. I am clerk of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. I look forward to working with all of you.
Thank you very much.
Gabrielle de Billy Brown Analyst
Good afternoon.
I am Gabrielle de Billy Brown. I have been an analyst for the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage since 2007. I am very pleased to be with you again, in this new Parliament.
