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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 47
Thursday, October 8, 1998
The Standing Committee on Health met at 9:05 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, for the purposes of electing a Chair and Vice-Chairs, pursuant to Standing Orders 106(1) and 106(2).
Member(s) of the Committee present: Bernard Bigras, Elinor Caplan, Aileen Carroll, Reed Elley, Grant Hill, Ovid Jackson, Maria Minna, Robert D. Nault, Denis Paradis, Pauline Picard, Greg Thompson, Maurice Vellacott, Joseph Volpe, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
Acting Member(s) present: Lynn Myers for Dan McTeague; Peter Adams for Rose-Marie Ur.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller-Chenier and Gérald Lafrenière, Research Officers. From Committees and Legislative Services Directorate: Roger Préfontaine, Procedural Clerk.
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of the Chair.
Denis Paradis moved , -- That Joseph Volpe be elected Chair of the Committee.
The question being put on the motion, it was agreed to unanimously.
Accordingly, Joseph Volpe took the Chair.
On motion of Lynn Myers, it was agreed, --That Denis Paradis be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee;
On motion of Grant Hill, it was agreed, -- That Mr. Reed Elley be elected Vice-Chair of the Committee;
The Committee proceeded to review its routine motions:
It was agreed, -- That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence when a quorum is not present provided that at least six members are present, including a member of the opposition.
It was agreed, -- That witnesses be given five minutes for their opening statement.
It was agreed, -- That five minutes be allocated to each questioner in the following order: On the first round of questioning - five minutes each to the Reform and Bloc Quebecois parties, five minutes to the Liberal Party, and five minutes each to the NDP and Conservative parties. On the following rounds of questioning - five minutes per party alternating between the government and opposition parties.
It was agreed, -- That the five-minute allocation for questioning be applied for all witnesses, including Ministers.
It was agreed, -- That, as established by the Board of Internal Economy and if requested, reasonable travelling, accommodation, and living expenses be reimbursed to witnesses who are invited to appear before the Committee up to a maximum of two representatives for any one organization, and that payment for more than two representatives in exceptional circumstances be at the discretion of the Chair.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee retain the services of one or more research officers from the Library of Parliament, as needed, to assist the Committee in its work, at the discretion of the Chair.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee authorize the Chair, from time to time, as the need arises, to take in conjunction with the Clerk of the Committee, the appropriate measures to provide lunches for the Committee and its Sub-Committees, for working purposes, and that the cost of these lunches be charged to the budget of the Committee.
It was agreed, -- That forty-eight hours notice be given to the members of the Committee before any substantive motion is considered by the Committee, and that the motion be circulated in both official languages.
It was agreed, -- That study of the Main Estimates be the first priority of the Committee pending the Minister’s availability and that, in the event that he is not available for a meeting early in November, that the Auditor General be invited to appear on that date.
It was agreed, -- That the Clerk prepare a draft motion to set the composition of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure, to be considered at the next meeting of the Committee.
Reed Elley moved, -- That the Committee agree, when a Private Member’s Bill is referred, to put the Bill on its agenda at the earliest possible time in order to invite the Member to explain the Bill to the Committee and to decide on its work plan.
Maurice Vellacott moved the following amendment -- That the motion be amended by addition of the words "or motion" following the word "Bill".
It was agreed, -- That the Committee would consider the motion at its next meeting.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee would discuss the draft report at its next meeting.
At 10:55 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerk of the Committee