Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada Committee on Oct. 31st, 2018

Evidence of meeting #1 for Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.)

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Election of Chair
Committee Business
Election of Vice-Chairs

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Marie-Hélène Sauvé
Doug Eyolfson  Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, Lib.
Chair  Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)
Alexander Nuttall  Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, CPC
Mona Fortier  Ottawa—Vanier, Lib.
Sonya Norris  Committee Researcher
Matthew Blackshaw  Committee Researcher

5:35 p.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Marie-Hélène Sauvé

Honourable members of the subcommittee, I see a quorum.

I must inform members that as clerk of the subcommittee, I 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 the motion adopted by the Standing Committee on Health on October 4, 2018, the chair of the subcommittee must be a member of the government party.

I'm ready to receive motions for the election of the chair.

Mr. Eyolfson.

5:35 p.m.

Doug Eyolfson Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, Lib.

I'd like to nominate Peter Fonseca as chair.

5:35 p.m.

The Clerk

It has been moved by Mr. Eyolfson that Mr. Fonseca be elected chair of the subcommittee.

Any further motions?

Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the subcommittee to adopt this motion?

(Motion agreed to)

5:35 p.m.

The Chair Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)

We will now elect our vice-chairs. If the subcommittee is in agreement, I invite the clerk to proceed with the election of the vice-chairs.

5:35 p.m.

The Clerk

I'm now prepared to receive motions for the first vice-chair.

Mr. Nuttall.

5:35 p.m.

Alexander Nuttall Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, CPC

I'd like to nominate Robert Kitchen as vice-chair of the subcommittee.

5:35 p.m.

The Clerk

It has been moved by Mr. Nuttall that Mr. Kitchen be elected vice-chair of the subcommittee.

Is it the pleasure of the subcommittee to adopt the motion?

(Motion agreed to)

5:35 p.m.

The Clerk

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

5:35 p.m.

Mona Fortier Ottawa—Vanier, Lib.

I nominate Cheryl Hardcastle.

5:35 p.m.

The Clerk

It has been moved by Ms. Fortier that Ms. Hardcastle be elected second vice-chair.

Is it the pleasure of the subcommittee to adopt the motion?

(Motion agreed to)

5:40 p.m.

Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)

The Chair

If the subcommittee is in agreement, we'll move to routine motions.

5:40 p.m.

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, Lib.

Doug Eyolfson

I move that we adopt the routine motions of the health committee, with the exception of the paragraph regarding the subcommittee on agenda and procedure.

5:40 p.m.

Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)

The Chair

Is it agreed?

(Motion agreed to)

5:40 p.m.

Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)

The Chair

That takes us to our third item. We're going to bring the analysts to the table.

Could you introduce yourselves?

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Sonya Norris Committee Researcher

Sonya Norris.

5:40 p.m.

Matthew Blackshaw Committee Researcher

Matthew Blackshaw.

5:40 p.m.

Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)

The Chair

If it's okay with everybody, and if the subcommittee is in agreement, we will suspend this meeting for a few minutes to go in camera, and discuss the organization of the work of the subcommittee.

[Proceedings continue in camera]