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Standing Committee on Official Languages

NUMBER 001

2nd SESSION

41st PARLIAMENT

EVIDENCE

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]

(1530)

[Translation]

Mr. Chad Mariage (Procedural Clerk):

Honourable members, I see a quorum.

I must inform members that the clerk of the committee can only receive motions for the election of the chair. The clerk cannot receive other types of motions, cannot entertain points of order nor participate in debate.

That said, we may now proceed to the election of the chair.

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

I am ready to receive motions for the chair.

Mr. Yvon Godin (Acadie—Bathurst, NDP):

Mr. Clerk, I am pleased to nominate Mr. Michael Chong as chair.

The Clerk:

Mr. Godin nominates Mr. Chong as chair.

Are there any other motions?

[English]

Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

(Motion agreed to)

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

Before I invite Mr. Chong to take the chair, with the indulgence of the committee, we can proceed to the election of the vice-chairs. Unfortunately, as members know, I can't recognize anybody in debate.

Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC):

Mr. Chair, I was going to nominate Mr. Godin.

The Clerk:

I am now prepared, then, to receive motions for the nomination of first vice-chair.

[Translation]

Mr. Royal Galipeau (Ottawa—Orléans, CPC):

I would like to nominate distinguished member of Parliament Yvon Godin as vice-chair.

[English]

Mr. Yvon Godin:

Did you put that on the record?

Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

[Translation]

The Clerk:

Mr. Galipeau nominates Mr. Godin as first vice-chair of the committee.

Are there any further motions?

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

Some hon. members: Agreed.

(Motion agreed to)

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

Voices: Hear, hear!

[English]

The Clerk:

Pursuant to the same standing order, the second vice-chair has to be a member of the opposition, not from the official opposition.

[Translation]

Ms. Joyce Bateman (Winnipeg South Centre, CPC):

I nominate Ms. St-Denis.

The Clerk:

Ms. Bateman nominates Ms. St-Denis as second vice-chair of the committee.

Are there any further motions?

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

Some hon. members: Agreed.

(Motion agreed to)

The Clerk: I declare Ms. St-Denis duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.

Some hon. members: Hear, hear!

The Clerk: I invite the chair to take his place in the chair.

The Chair (Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)):

Mr. Clerk, thank you for your assistance.

Mr. Gourde, you have the floor.

Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, CPC):

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Congratulations on having been elected chair.

I move the adjournment of this hearing.

(Motion agreed to)

[English]

The Chair:

The meeting is adjourned.