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Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum.
[Translation]
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 in debate.
[English]
We can now proceed to the election of the chair.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the chair must be a member of the official opposition.
[Translation]
I am ready to receive motions for the election of the chair.
It has been moved by Ms. Anne-Marie Day that Marie-Claude Morin be elected chair of the committee.
[Translation]
Are there any further motions?
Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Marie-Claude Morin duly elected chair of the committee.
Before I invite Ms. Morin to take the chair, if the committee wishes, we will now proceed to the election of the vice-chairs.
[English]
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-chair must be a member of the government party. I am now prepared to receive motions for the first vice-chair.
Good morning, everyone. I am pleased to be back in the chair in this session. Thank you for placing your trust in me.
I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome two new members on the committee. Welcome, Mr. Aspin. I would also like to welcome Ms. Hassainia in the official opposition. Congratulations. I am sure that we are going to have a great session and work well together.
Since we have elected the chair and the vice-chairs, I suggest that we now move to committee business, if the committee agrees, of course. That would give us an extra meeting. Is anyone opposed to that?
Good morning, Madam Chair. Congratulations on being re-elected.
The NDP asks the committee to agree to see more witnesses during the study on sexual harassment in federally regulated workplaces. We have submitted three names to the clerk this week. In a nutshell, they are educators and it was quite difficult to reach them during the summer break.
Let me stop you right there, Ms. Freeman. The committee has not adopted an official list of witnesses yet. In addition, the members of the committee have to go over committee business before we move to the next step. I'm sorry.
A lot of committees proceed to the election of the chair and do not move to study committee business. They prefer to adjourn the meeting. Before we continue with the study of committee business, I have to see if everyone agrees to proceed this way. We need the unanimous consent of the members of the committee to proceed to the study of committee business. Do you have any objections? Ms. Truppe, go ahead.