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Liaison Committee

NUMBER 004 
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1st SESSION 
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41st PARLIAMENT 

EVIDENCE

Thursday, October 4, 2012

[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]

(1315)

[English]

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. André Gagnon):
    Good afternoon everyone. I think we have quorum.
    As you are aware, we need to elect a chair. I'm ready to take a motion.
Mr. David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre, NDP):
    I move that Dean Allison be nominated as chair.
The Clerk:
    Mr. Christopherson moves that Mr. Dean Allison be elected chair of the liaison committee.
     Are there any other motions?
    I understand we only have one motion.
    Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
    (Motion agreed to)
    The Clerk: Mr. Allison is elected chair of this committee.

[Translation]

    Some hon. members: Hear, hear!
    The Clerk: Before Mr. Allison takes the chair,

[English]

we have to elect a vice-chair.
    Are there any motions to elect a vice-chair?
    Mr. Preston.
Mr. Joe Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC):
    I'll nominate Mr. Christopherson.
The Clerk:
    Mr. Preston moves that Mr. Christopherson be elected vice-chair of the liaison committee.
     Are there any other motions?
     I see none.
     Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
    (Motion agreed to)
    The Clerk: Mr. Christopherson is elected vice-chair of the committee.
     I invite Mr. Allison to take the chair.
    Some hon. members: Hear, hear!
The Chair (Mr. Dean Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook, CPC)):
    What we are going to deal with now is the election of the subcommittee on committee budgets. We need to have some people come forward.
    Mr. Tweed.
The Chair:
    Joe Preston.
    Mr. MacKenzie.
The Chair:
    Mr. Tweed.
    Mr. Miller.
Mr. Joe Preston:
    I'll nominate Mr. Miller.
The Chair:
    Okay.
    Mr. Martin.
Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP):
    I'll nominate David Christopherson.
The Chair:
    Okay.
     Mr. Tweed.
Mr. Merv Tweed:
    Chris Warkentin.
The Chair:
    The chair and the vice-chair are automatic members. Mr. Christopherson and I will already be on the committee.
Mr. Dave MacKenzie:
    Ms. Charlton.
The Chair:
    We have enough members now.
    I'll just read out the list of who we have. We have Chris Warkentin, Larry Miller, Joe Preston, Merv Tweed, and Pat Martin.
    Can we close nominations?
    Some hon. members: Agreed.
    The Chair: All right.
    All those in favour of the list?
    Some hon. members: Agreed.
    The Chair: Thank you very much.
    We're now going to move in camera. This is not going to be a very long meeting. We want to talk a bit about the budgets.
    [Proceedings continue in camera]
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