Evidence of meeting #1 for Public Safety and National Security 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. Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
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 and cannot entertain points of order nor participate in debate.
So we can now move 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.
Ms. Hoeppner, the floor is yours.
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
Thank you very much.
I'd like to nominate Kevin Sorenson for chair.
The Clerk
Moved by Ms. Hoeppner that Kevin Sorenson be elected chair of the committee.
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
The Clerk
I declare the motion carried and Kevin Sorenson duly elected chair of the committee.
The Clerk
You can vote from anywhere you prefer, sir, but I have to preside.
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 position of first vice-chair.
Mr. Sandhu, the floor is yours.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Sandhu that Randall Garrison be elected first vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
All those in favour?
The Clerk
I declare the motion carried and Randall Garrison duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.
The Clerk
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the second vice-chair must be a member of an opposition party other than the official opposition.
I am now prepared to receive a motion for the second vice-chair.
Conservative
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
I would like to nominate Francis Scarpaleggia, please.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Ms. Hoeppner that Francis Scarpaleggia be elected second vice-chair of the committee. Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
All those in favour?
The Clerk
I declare the motion carried and Francis Scarpaleggia duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Thank you, Andrew.
Thanks to the committee.
First of all, I want to take this opportunity to welcome each one of you to this Parliament and to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and emergency preparedness.
I was telling someone in our party that I believe anyone who has the privilege of sitting on this committee is very fortunate, because it's a committee that generally has much legislation and a lot of discussion. I've had the pleasure before of serving as the chair of this committee.
We welcome all the new members to our committee and also the new members to this Parliament. This has brought about a real change, not just in the government but also in the official opposition.
To those members, we welcome all of you.
Basically, the order of the day was to have the election of the chair; however, generally what has been happening in all these committees is that we have also been adopting the routine motions that we'll be governed by as we conduct our business throughout this Parliament.
If that is in order, Clerk, have we circulated the motions?
Conservative
The Clerk
There are both.
These are the typical routine motions, and they'll also have the ones from the last Parliament.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Basically we have circulated what I'm told by our clerk are the typical motions that have been adopted by most committees. You also have a copy of the routine motions from the last Parliament, which again was a minority government. Typically, speaking orders change. As you're very well aware, there's at least one party that isn't represented here at the table that was here in the last Parliament. That's why we change orders, to better reflect the Parliament we have here.
If you take a look at the page that says “Routine motions, Opening of a Session” but not the ones from the last Parliament, the first motion we have deals with services of analysts from the Library of Parliament.
We can open up debate if you want debate on this, but I will read the new recommendation: 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 it in its work.
(Motion agreed to)
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
We need a mover.
That came from Candice and was seconded by Jay Aspin.
Do we need a seconder on that? No, we just need a mover.
The next one is on the subcommittee on agenda and procedure: that the subcommittee on agenda and procedure be established and be composed of the chair, the two vice-chairs and a member of the other....
There is no member of the other opposition party.
Conservative
Conservative
