NRGO Committee Meeting
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
COMITÉ PERMANENT DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DES OPÉRATIONS GOUVERNEMENTALES
EVIDENCE
[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]
Thursday, October 5, 2000
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[English]
The Clerk of the Committee: Honourable members, I see a quorum.
[Translation]
In accordance with Standing Orders 106(1) and 106(2), our first item of business is the election of the chairman.
[English]
I am ready to receive motions to that effect.
[Translation]
Mr. Bertrand.
Mr. Robert Bertrand (Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, Lib.): I move that Mr. Joseph Volpe be elected chair of the committee.
[English]
Mr. Werner Schmidt (Kelowna, Canadian Alliance): I second that motion.
(Motion agreed to)
The Clerk: I declare Mr. Volpe the duly elected chair of this committee and invite him to take the chair.
Some hon. members: Hear, hear.
An hon. member: It's a landslide.
The Chair (Mr. Joseph Volpe (Eglinton—Lawrence, Lib.)): Thank you very much. Drinks are on the house.
My first order of business is to receive instructions from those people who keep me honest and current.
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You will have noted that the committee now has a new
greffier, a new clerk. I think some of you have
already met her. Welcome.
I think our researchers are the same. We see them down there. Jean-Luc tBourdages is still with us. Do you want to sit up here too?
The second order of business is that we are going to elect two vice-chairs. According to Standing Order 106(2):
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Each standing or special committee shall elect a Chair
and two Vice-Chairmen, of whom two shall be Members of
the government party and the third a Member in opposition
to the government...
I will entertain a motion for the election of a vice-chair. Monsieur Mark Assad.
[Translation]
Mr. Mark Assad (Gatineau, Lib.): I'd like to nominate Mr. Julian Reed.
[English]
The Chair: Is there a seconder?
[Translation]
Mr. Robert Bertrand: I second the motion.
[English]
(Motion agreed to)
The Chair: There's no contest. Therefore, I declare Mr. Julian Reed elected as vice-chair of the committee.
We'll now have the election of a second vice-chair. Do I have a motion?
Mr. Alex Shepherd (Durham, Lib.): I nominate Werner Schmidt.
(Motion agreed to)
The Chair: It's another unanimous decision.
My special congratulations to Mr. Reed and Mr. Schmidt on their election as vice-chairs of the committee.
Mr. Werner Schmidt: Thank you, Joe. Thank you, Alex.
The Chair: I don't think there's any other business, is there?
Mr. Werner Schmidt: I'd like to submit a letter.
The Chair: Thank you. The chair will receive the letter, and we'll all note that it is received. It looks familiar to me.
Lady and gentlemen, welcome back to the committee. I think we did some good work last time. Some of you missed the press conference where we presented the last report of this committee. I think you all received an invitation. I hope we'll be able to do some equally fine work in the time ahead.
I now wish you all a restful weekend and a good Thanksgiving Day and advise each and every one of you that we will have a meeting as soon as possible when we return. We will adjourn to the call of the chair.
Mr. Werner Schmidt: I have a point of order, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everybody and to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving, too, and to thank you for your good wishes.
The Chair: Thank you.
The meeting is adjourned.