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37th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
Liaison Committee
EVIDENCE
CONTENTS
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
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The Clerk of the Committee |
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Mrs. Judi Longfield (Whitby—Ajax, Lib.) |
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The Clerk |
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Mr. John Williams (St. Albert, Canadian Alliance) |
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The Clerk |
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Mr. John Williams |
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Mr. Walt Lastewka (St. Catharines, Lib.) |
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The Clerk |
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Mr. Walt Lastewka |
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Mr. John Williams |
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Mr. Joe Comuzzi (Thunder Bay—Superior North, Lib.) |
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The Clerk |
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Mr. Joe Comuzzi |
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The Clerk |
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Mr. Clifford Lincoln (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.) |
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The Clerk |
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The Clerk |
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Mr. John Williams |
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The Clerk |
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Mr. John Williams |
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The Chair (Mr. Walt Lastewka) |
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Mr. Joe Fontana (London North Centre, Lib.) |
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The Chair |
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The Clerk |
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The Chair |
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Mr. John Williams |
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The Chair |
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The Chair |
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The Chair |
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The Clerk |
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The Chair |
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The Clerk |
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Ms. Bonnie Brown (Oakville, Lib.) |
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The Chair |
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Mr. John Williams |
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The Chair |
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The Clerk |
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Mr. Raymond Bonin (Nickel Belt, Lib.) |
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The Chair |
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EVIDENCE
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]
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The Clerk of the Committee: Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum. We can now proceed to the election of the chair.
Are there any nominations?
Mrs. Judi Longfield (Whitby—Ajax, Lib.): I'd like to nominate Walt Lastewka.
The Clerk: Are there any other nominations?
Mr. John Williams (St. Albert, Canadian Alliance): Just in time.
The Clerk: Mr. Williams.
Mr. John Williams: Who is nominating me?
Mr. Walt Lastewka (St. Catharines, Lib.): I am.
The Clerk: Are you serious, Mr. Lastewka?
Mr. Walt Lastewka: No, I'm never serious.
Mr. John Williams: Oh, come on. I thought this was my day of glory.
Mr. Joe Comuzzi (Thunder Bay—Superior North, Lib.): You're doing a good job on the other committee.
The Clerk: Are there further nominations?
Nominations are closed. There was only one--Mr. Lastewka.
(Motion agreed to)
Mr. Joe Comuzzi: Mr. Chairman, we don't need a secret ballot, do we?
The Clerk: No, but I do need to proceed to the election of the vice-chair, by secret ballot, if required.
Are there nominations for the post of vice-chair?
Mr. Clifford Lincoln (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.): I'd like to nominate Judi Longfield.
The Clerk: Mrs. Longfield is nominated.
Are there any further nominations?
(Motion agreed to)
The Clerk: Mrs. Longfield is vice-chair.
I now invite Mr. Lastewka to take the chair.
Mr. John Williams: Aren't there two vice-chairs for this committee, Mr. Clerk?
The Clerk: No, just one, sir.
Mr. John Williams: We're going to have to fix that.
The Chair (Mr. Walt Lastewka): Thank you for instilling your confidence in me for one more term.
Mr. Joe Fontana (London North Centre, Lib.): On division.
The Chair: All right, I'll remember that.
My vice-chair is Judi Longfield.
I understand we need to pass these motions.
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The Clerk: That's correct, yes.
The Chair: We need to pass the motion for a subcommittee, just in case we need to meet as a subcommittee between now and the next while.
The former members of the committee were Reg Alcock--I don't see Reg here; Mauril Bélanger--I know he has a conflict on Tuesdays; Bonnie Brown is here; Joe Fontana is here; Judi Longfield; me; Andy Scott; Tom Wappel; and John Williams. The alternate members were Clifford Lincoln and Gurmant Grewal.
Mr. John Williams: So moved, Mr. Chair.
The Chair: All those in favour of leaving the committee as is?
(Motion agreed to)
The Chair: We'll pass a motion that the chair and the vice-chair of the subcommittee shall be me and Judi, to make it all official.
(Motion agreed to)
The Chair: The subcommittee on committee rooms is a new one for me. We never met.
The Clerk: It never met, but it was established last time.
The Chair: Who were the chair and vice-chair?
The Clerk: It never met, so there were no chair or vice-chair.
The Chair: All right.
Do we want to leave them the same? Do we want to make some changes?
Ms. Bonnie Brown (Oakville, Lib.): So moved as written, Mr. Chair.
The Chair: So moved as written. All those in favour?
Mr. John Williams: Who is the chair and vice-chair?
The Chair: Okay, who were the chair and vice-chair last time?
The Clerk: There weren't any.
Mr. Raymond Bonin (Nickel Belt, Lib.): I move they determine who their chair and vice-chair are.
The Chair: Thank you.
(Motion agreed to)
The Chair: Okay, we'll go in camera for our budget process, and we'll bring you a financial report.
[Proceedings continue in camera]