Public Accounts Committee on March 3rd, 2014

[The Chair, NDP, David Christopherson]

I now declare this 17th meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts in order.

Colleagues, we had scheduled today as a report-writing day. However, beforehand, we have a matter of what I hope will be straightforward housekeeping. With the change of Mr. Simms leaving the committee and going to another one, and Ms. Jones coming on the committee, a vacancy has been created. Today what we need to do is replace Mr. Simms. I see Mr. Albas looking to move this along, with his hand in the air.

Mr. Albas, you have the floor.

[Dan Albas, Conservative, Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC]

Thank you.

First, I'd like to thank Mr. Simms for being on the committee with us. He's a very good person to work with. I certainly wish him well on whichever committees he's assigned to from here.

That said, Mr. Chair, and to take care of business, I would like to nominate Yvonne Jones as the new second vice-chair.

[The Chair, NDP, David Christopherson]

Thank you.

The floor is open. Are there any further nominations?

Further nominations? This is the third and final call for nominations.

Hearing none, I declare nominations closed, and in the absence of a race, will declare Madam Jones the new vice-chair of the public accounts committee of Canada in absentia. I extend the thanks of the committee to Mr. Simms.

All right, colleagues. Thank you. What we'll do now is suspend for just a moment while we do the technical reset and reconvene in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]