STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

COMITÉ PERMANENT DES COMPTES PUBLICS

EVIDENCE

[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]

Thursday, October 5, 2000

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[English]

The Clerk of the Committee: Is everyone ready to proceed? We have a quorum.

Your first item of business is to elect a chair of this committee. I'm ready to receive motions to that effect.

Mr. Philip Mayfield (Cariboo—Chilcotin, Canadian Alliance): I move that John Williams be nominated.

Mr. Steve Mahoney (Mississauga West, Lib.): I'll second that motion.

(Motion agreed to)

The Clerk: I declare Mr. Williams duly elected the chair of the committee and I invite him to take the chair.

The Chair (Mr. John Williams (St. Albert, Canadian Alliance)): Thank you.

Before I recognize anybody, Standing Order 106(2) states:

Each standing or special committee shall elect a Chairman and two Vice-chairmen, of whom two shall be Members of the government party and the third a Member in opposition to the government...

Since the chair is from the opposition to the government, we will entertain a motion to elect a vice-chair.

Mr. Harb.

Mr. Mac Harb (Ottawa Centre, Lib.): I would like to propose Steve Mahoney as vice-chair of this committee.

Mr. John Richardson (Perth—Middlesex, Lib.): Seconded.

(Motion agreed to)

The Chair: Congratulations, Mr. Mahoney.

Mr. Steve Mahoney: Thank you very much.

I would like to nominate Mr. Richardson as the second vice-chair.

Mr. Mac Harb: Seconded.

(Motion agreed to)

The Chair: Congratulations, Mr. Richardson.

There being no further business, the meeting stands adjourned until 3:30 this afternoon.