Evidence of meeting #1 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
The Clerk of the Committee Mr. Michael MacPherson
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, cannot entertain points of order nor participate in debate.
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. I am ready to receive motions for the chair.
Liberal
The Clerk
It has been moved by Ms. Koutrakis that Peter Schiefke be elected as chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
Liberal
Angelo Iacono Liberal Alfred-Pellan, QC
Mr. Clerk, I'm wondering, did you see my hand up? It was up before Mrs. Koutrakis's hand went up.
Liberal
Angelo Iacono Liberal Alfred-Pellan, QC
I raised my hand to be polite and was waiting for you to let me speak, because I was going to do exactly what Mrs. Koutrakis did.
Liberal
Annie Koutrakis Liberal Vimy, QC
Mr. Clerk, my apologies to my esteemed colleague.
I did not realize that. I didn't see him in the room and there was a pause, and I thought I would help. I don't have a problem with Mr. Iacono being the one nominating Mr. Schiefke.
The Clerk
Well, the issue is that I cannot receive any other type of motion or entertain points of order, so here we are.
We have a motion on the floor from Ms. Koutrakis that Mr. Peter Schiefke be elected as chair of the committee.
Are there any other motions? Seeing none, pursuant to the House order of Thursday, November 25, 2021, I will now proceed to a recorded division unless there is consent to adopt the motion.
Seeing consent, I declare the motion carried and Mr. Schiefke duly elected chair of the committee.
(Motion agreed to)
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
Honourable members, thank you for placing your confidence in me. I am pleased to serve as your committee chair.
Before we get started, I'd like to take a moment to thank the honourable member Vance Badawey for the outstanding job he did chairing this committee during the 43rd Parliament. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to the five returning members of the committee for their outstanding work during the 42nd and 43rd parliaments. Well done.
Colleagues, before we move on to some housekeeping notes that I have to read, if you're in agreement, I'd like to ask the clerk to proceed with the election of the vice-chairs. Do I have agreement?
The Clerk
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice‑chair must be a member of the official opposition.
I am now prepared to receive motions for the election of the first vice‑chair.
Conservative
Marilyn Gladu Conservative Sarnia—Lambton, ON
I'd like to nominate Melissa Lantsman as the vice-chair.
The Clerk
It has been moved by MP Marilyn Gladu that Melissa Lantsman be elected as first vice-chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions? Seeing none, pursuant to the House order of Thursday, November 25, 2021, I will now proceed to a recorded division unless there is consent to adopt the motion.
Seeing consent, I declare the motion carried and Melissa Lantsman duly elected as first vice-chair of the committee.
(Motion agreed to)
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 motions for the election of the second vice‑chair.
NDP
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Clerk, I'd like to nominate Mr. Barsalou-Duval to be the second vice-chair of the committee.
The Clerk
It has been moved by Mr. Bachrach that Mr. Barsalou‑Duval be elected as second vice‑chair of the committee.
Are there any further motions?
Pursuant to the House Order of Thursday, November 25, 2021, I will now proceed to a recorded division, unless I have the unanimous consent of the committee.
(Motion agreed to)
I declare the motion carried and Mr. Barsalou‑Duval duly elected second vice‑chair of the committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
Thank you very much, Mr. Clerk.
Honourable members, welcome to the first meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House Order of November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
Regarding the speaking list, the committee clerk and I will do the best we can to maintain a consolidated order of speaking for all members, whether participating virtually or in person.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind all participants to this meeting that screenshots or taking photos of your screen is not permitted.
The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website.
Given the ongoing pandemic and in light of the recommendations from public health authorities as well as the directive of the Board of Internal Economy on October 19, 2021, to remain healthy and safe, the following is recommended for all those attending the meeting in person.
Anyone with symptoms should participate by Zoom and not attend the meeting in person.
Everyone must maintain a two-metre physical distance, whether seated or standing.
Everyone must wear a non-medical mask when circulating in the room. It is recommended in the strongest possible terms that members wear their masks at all times, including when seated. Non-medical masks, which provide better clarity over cloth masks, are available in the room.
Everyone present must maintain proper hand hygiene by using the hand sanitizer at the room entrance. Committee rooms are cleaned before and after each meeting. To maintain this, everyone is encouraged to clean surfaces such as the desk, chair, and microphone with the provided disinfectant wipes when vacating or taking a seat.
As the chair, I will be enforcing these measures for the duration of the meeting, and I thank members in advance for their co-operation.
I would now suggest as the next order of business that the committee now proceed to considering our routine motions.
Go ahead, Ms. Koutrakis.
Liberal
Annie Koutrakis Liberal Vimy, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Congratulations on your election. I truly look forward to working with you and all our colleagues on this very important committee.
In the interest of time, I was wondering if we could go ahead and adopt the routine motions as circulated by the clerk to all the members before this meeting, rather than go one by one.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
Colleagues, do we have unanimous consent to adopt them in one bulk?
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Peter Schiefke
We do not have unanimous consent. We can definitely go one by one.
Ms. Koutrakis, would you be kind enough to go through them one by one, please?
Liberal
Annie Koutrakis Liberal Vimy, QC
Further to the motion entitled Analyst Services, I move the following:
That the committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Chair, the services of one or more—
Sorry, this is just a point of clarification before I continue. Is there appetite amongst the committee members for me to go through all the clauses and we take the vote at the end, or do we want to do a vote after each item I read out?
