Evidence of meeting #1 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was vote.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mr. David Chandonnet
Thai Nguyen  Committee Researcher

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Mr. David Chandonnet

Honourable members of the committee, 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.

Therefore, we can 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.

3:45 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Strahl Conservative Chilliwack—Hope, BC

Mr. Clerk, I respectfully nominate Mr. Simms to be the chair.

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

Mark Strahl has moved that Scott Simms be elected chair of the committee.

Are there any further motions?

(Motion agreed to)

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The Clerk

I declare the motion carried and Scott Simms duly elected chair of the committee.

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Some hon. members

Hear, hear!

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The Clerk

I invite Mr. Simms to take the chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

Perhaps the honourable members from the government side could move down a bit and be a part of the conversation.

I want to thank you very much. I've been part of this committee for quite some time. This is quite an honour for me.

Thank you to Mr. Strahl for nominating me.

If the committee is in agreement, I invite the clerk to proceed with the election of the vice-chairs.

3:45 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-chair must be a member of the official opposition.

I am now ready to receive motions for the first vice-chair.

3:45 p.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Mr. Chairman, I'm pleased to nominate Mr. Robert Sopuck as chair for the official opposition.

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

It has been moved by Don Davies that Robert Sopuck be elected first vice-chair of the committee.

Are there any further motions?

(Motion agreed to)

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

I declare the motion carried and Robert Sopuck duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.

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Some hon. members

Hear, hear!

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the second vice-chair must be a member of an opposition party other that the official opposition party.

I am now prepared to receive motions for the second vice-chair.

3:45 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Strahl Conservative Chilliwack—Hope, BC

I would like to nominate Fin Donnelly for that position.

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

It has been moved by Mark Strahl that Fin Donnelly be elected second vice-chair of the committee.

(Motion agreed to)

I declare the motion carried and Fin Donnelly duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

As per protocol, because I certainly don't want to be the one accused of breaking protocol, we will suspend for five minutes to confer with the clerk about the proceedings of the finance committee meeting.

3:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

Welcome back, everyone, to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. We're running very quickly and very efficiently, which is great.

The following is a list of routine motions adopted by the committee during the second session of the 41st Parliament. We're now going to proceed through these motions, and I'll ask for someone to put them forward. Then we'll take a quick vote and proceed from there. We have quite a few. I think most of you have the list in front of you.

Just to refresh your memories, then, the first motion concerns services of analysts from the Library of Parliament. It is 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 in its work.

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Liberal

Bernadette Jordan Liberal South Shore—St. Margarets, NS

I so move.

(Motion agreed to)

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

At this point I would like to ask our analyst to please proceed to the table, now that we've passed the motion.

Before I go to the next one, sir, would you like to say hello and introduce yourself?

3:55 p.m.

Thai Nguyen Committee Researcher

Good afternoon. My name is Thai Nguyen, analyst for the committee. I started here three years ago. I've been with this committee for the past three years. It's good to see returning and new members.

3:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

All right, thank you, sir.

Concerning the subcommittee on agenda and procedure, the motion is that the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be established and be composed of the chair, the two vice-chairs, and two members of the government party.

I call for some discussion.

Mr. Strahl.

3:55 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Strahl Conservative Chilliwack—Hope, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I would move that when we're dealing with things that a subcommittee might proceed with, we simply operate as a committee of the whole. I know that has been undertaken at the trade committee. They have decided to make those decisions as a group. That would be my recommendation, that we not strike a subcommittee on agenda and procedure and that the decisions that are normally made by that body be made by the entire committee.

3:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Scott Simms

That means you would have to move an entirely different motion. Is that correct?

We can adopt the subcommittee on agenda and procedure motion as is and just not bother to use it and always have our discussions about committee business in the whole committee., or, if you prefer to have a vote, we can do that as well.

4 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Strahl Conservative Chilliwack—Hope, BC

I prefer to have a vote to make sure we're all on the same page.