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Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology

NUMBER 038

1st SESSION

41st PARLIAMENT

EVIDENCE

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]

(1105)

[English]

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Jean Michel Roy):

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 with the election of the chair.

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the chair must be a member of the government party.

[Translation]

I am ready to receive motions for the position of chair.

Hon. Geoff Regan (Halifax West, Lib.):

I nominate David Sweet for the position of chair.

[English]

I presume we're not changing this.

The Clerk:

Are there any further motions?

(Motion agreed to)

The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Mr. Sweet duly elected chair of the committee.

Some hon. members: Hear, hear!

[Translation]

The Clerk: Before I invite Mr. Sweet 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 official opposition.

[Translation]

I am now ready to receive motions for the position of first vice-chair.

Mr. Lake?

[English]

Hon. Mike Lake (Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, CPC):

I nominate Hélène LeBlanc.

The Clerk:

Are there any further motions?

[Translation]

(Motion agreed to)

The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Ms. LeBlanc duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.

[English]

Some hon. members: Hear, hear!

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.

[Translation]

I am now ready to receive motions for the position of second vice-chair.

Ms. Gallant?

[English]

Mr. Dan Harris (Scarborough Southwest, NDP):

I would like to nominate Geoff Regan.

Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, CPC):

I would like to nominate Geoff Regan for the second vice-chair.

Mr. Dan Harris:

My microphone went on first.

The Clerk:

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

[Translation]

(Motion agreed to)

The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Mr. Regan duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.

[English]

Some hon. members: Hear, hear!

The Clerk: I now invite Mr. Sweet to take the chair.

The Chair (Mr. David Sweet (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, CPC)):

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

I understand there's agreement, so we'll move to business now.

Monsieur Lake.

Hon. Mike Lake:

I move that we go in camera for committee business, as is the usual practice of the committee.

The Chair:

Yes, agreed.

We'll pause for a minute, and then we'll go in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]