Status of Women committee  We have to deal with Ms. Truppe's motion to adjourn the debate. That is the matter we have to vote on.

Status of Women committee  I will start on the government side.

Status of Women committee  Good morning, honourable committee members. 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

Status of Women committee  Yes, Ms. Ashton.

Status of Women committee  It has been moved by Susan Truppe that Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe be elected as chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? I declare the motion carried and Ms. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe duly elected chair of the committee. I would like to invite Ms. Blanchette-Lamot

Status of Women committee  Good morning. Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum. I must inform members that the clerk of the committee can receive motions only for the election of the chair. The clerk cannot receive other types of motions and cannot entertain points of order nor participate

Status of Women committee  It has been moved by Ms. Anne-Marie Day that Marie-Claude Morin be elected chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt this motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Marie-Claude Morin duly elected cha

Status of Women committee  It has been moved by Ms. Truppe that Tilly O'Neill Gordon be elected as first vice-chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion carried and Tilly O'Neill Gordon duly el

Status of Women committee  It has been moved by Ms. James that Judy Sgro be elected as second vice-chair of the committee. Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I will now invite Madame Morin to the chair.

Status of Women committee  Since this is a recorded vote, I will proceed accordingly. (Motion agreed to: yeas 7; nays 4. [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Status of Women committee  Good day. Honourable members of the committee, I see we have 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 partic

Status of Women committee  It has been moved by Mylène Freeman that Marie-Claude Morin be elected chair of the committee. Are there any other motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) I declare the motion duly carried and Marie-Claude Morin duly elected chair