Evidence of meeting #1 for International Trade in the 41st 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 Clerk of the Committee Mr. Paul Cardegna
Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum.
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.
So we can proceed with the election of a chair.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the chair must be a member of the government party.
I am now ready to receive motions for the election of the chair.
Mr. Cannan.
Conservative
Ron Cannan Conservative Kelowna—Lake Country, BC
Thank you.
I'd like to nominate my esteemed and honourable colleague, Mr. Merrifield.
The Clerk
Ron Cannan has nominated Rob Merrifield as chair of the committee.
Are there any other nominations?
Conservative
The Clerk
The motion on the floor is that Mr. Merrifield be elected chair of the committee.
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
Agreed and so ordered.
Congratulations, Mr. Merrifield.
The Clerk
Before I invite Mr. Merrifield to take the chair, I'm going to ask if the committee wishes that I proceed to the election of the two vice-chairs. Is there consent to do this at this time?
The Clerk
We will now proceed to the election of the vice-chairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-chair must be a member of the official opposition.
I'm now prepared to receive motions for the first vice-chair.
The Clerk
Mr. Easter has named Robert Chisholm as first vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any other nominations?
The motion is that Robert Chisholm be first vice-chair.
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
Agreed and so ordered.
We'll now proceed to the election of the second vice-chair.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2)—
The Clerk
For second vice-chair, Mr. Thibeault has nominated Mr. Easter.
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
Agreed and so ordered.
Thank you.
I'd like to invite Mr. Merrifield to take the chair.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
I want to thank you all for the confidence of the committee. Campaign expenses will be disclosed.
Somebody just said that the first vice-chair was elected while in Vegas.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
I think we're going to have an opportunity to do some very good things in this committee, so I'm looking forward to it. I'm also looking forward to earning the trust and confidence of the entire committee as we move forward.
My style will be that I will be rather tight on time, but I'll also be very fair. That's what I think you can expect, so there'll be no surprises on that.
We have to now move to some routine motions. The first one would be services of analysts from the Library of Parliament.
I don't know how you want to do this, Mr. Clerk.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield
One at a time is what we have to do.
We need a motion for that one. We'll accept a motion.
Mr. Ravignat?
