The Clerk at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

Mr. Wallace has just nominated Mr. Pat Martin for the position of chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

Are there any further nominations?

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

(Motion agreed to)

Mr. Pat Martin is duly elected chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

Congratulations.

With the consent of the committee, I would now like to preside over the election of the first vice-chair of this committee. The candidate for this position must be a candidate from the

government party.

Are there any nominations?

Mr. Blanchette, the floor is yours.