Evidence of meeting #1 for Declaration of Emergency in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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The Joint Clerk of the Committee Mr. Mark Palmer
Honourable senators and members of Parliament, we have a quorum.
As Senate joint clerk of your committee, it is my duty to preside over the election of the Senate joint chair. I am ready to receive a motion to that effect.
Are there any nominations?
Mr. Harder, go ahead.
Peter Harder Senator, Ontario, PSG
Thank you.
I move that Senator Boniface be elected as the Senate chair of this committee.
The Joint Clerk Mr. Mark Palmer
It has been moved by the honourable Senator Harder that the honourable Senator Boniface take the chair of the committee.
Is it your pleasure, honourable senators and members of Parliament, to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the motion carried. I invite Senator Boniface to take the chair.
The Joint Chair Hon. Gwen Boniface (Senator, Ontario, ISG)
Thank you, members of the committee. I look forward to working with you.
We will now proceed to the election of the Senate deputy chair. I am ready to receive a motion to that effect.
Are there any nominations?
Bloc
Rhéal Fortin Bloc Rivière-du-Nord, QC
Madam Chair, I move that Senator Claude Carignan be appointed.
The Joint Chair Hon. Gwen Boniface
The honourable member Mr. Fortin has moved that the honourable Senator Claude Carignan be the Senate deputy chair of this committee.
Is it agreed to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the motion carried.
The Joint Clerk of the Committee Mr. Paul Cardegna
Honourable members, we can now proceed to the election of the chairs from the House of Commons.
Pursuant to the order adopted by the House on March 2, 2022, the House co-chairs will be from the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party. I am now prepared to receive motions for co-chair from the Bloc Québécois.
Liberal
Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC
Good morning, Madam Chair.
I move that my honourable colleague, Rhéal Fortin, be elected the co‑chair of the committee.
The Joint Clerk Mr. Paul Cardegna
It has been moved by Ms. Bendayan that Monsieur Fortin be elected House co-chair for the Bloc Québécois.
Is it the will of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Clerk Mr. Paul Cardegna
I declare the motion carried and Mr. Fortin duly elected the House of Commons co‑chair, representing the Bloc Québécois.
The Joint Clerk Mr. Paul Cardegna
I am now prepared to receive motions for the co-chair from the New Democratic Party.
Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
Mr. Clerk, I propose that Matthew Green be the co-chair from the NDP.
The Joint Clerk Mr. Paul Cardegna
It has been moved by Mr. Brock that Mr. Green be elected House co-chair from the New Democratic Party.
Is it the will of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the motion carried and Matthew Green duly elected House co-chair of the committee, representing the NDP.
The Joint Clerk Mr. Paul Cardegna
I will now invite both chairs to take their seats.
We'll now proceed to the election of the vice-chairs for the House of Commons.
Pursuant to the order adopted by the House on March 2, 2022, the committee shall elect two vice-chairs from the House, of whom the first vice-chair shall be from the governing party and the second vice-chair shall be from the official opposition.
I'm now prepared to receive motions for the election of the first vice‑chair from the House of Commons.
Liberal
Yasir Naqvi Liberal Ottawa Centre, ON
I move that Arif Virani be elected as first vice-chair of this committee.
The Joint Clerk Mr. Paul Cardegna
Mr. Naqvi has moved that Mr. Virani be first vice-chair of the committee. Are there any other motions?
Is it the will of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the motion carried and Arif Virani duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.
The Joint Clerk Mr. Paul Cardegna
The second vice‑chair shall be from the official opposition.
I'm now prepared to receive motions for the election of the second vice‑chair from the House of Commons.
Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
I move that my colleague Glen Motz be nominated as the second vice-chair.
The Joint Clerk Mr. Paul Cardegna
Mr. Brock has moved that Mr. Motz be elected the second vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any other motions?
Is it the will of the committee to adopt this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare this motion adopted, and Mr. Motz duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.
I will now turn the meeting over to Senator Boniface. Thank you.
The Joint Chair Hon. Gwen Boniface
Thank you very much.
We will now move to proposed routine motions, starting with motion number one, regarding analyst services.
Do I have a mover for motion one?
It's moved by Senator Harder that the committee retain as needed and at the discretion of the chairs the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.
Is it agreed to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I will now invite the analysts to come to the table and, colleagues, perhaps we can take a moment to let the analysts introduce themselves.
Thank you very much.