EVIDENCE Standing Committee on Finance NUMBER 030 3rd SESSION 40th PARLIAMENT Monday, October 4, 2010 Le lundi octobre Standing Committee on Finance CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE October 4, 2010 Committee Edited Evidence * Table of Contents * Number 030 (Official Version) Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 030 (Official Version) Témoignages * Table des matières * Numéro 030 (Version officielle) 30 04 10 2010 2010/10/04 15:20:00 House of Commons Comité permanent des finances Standing Committee on Finance FINA 40 Chair Mr.

James Rajotte (1520) [ English ] The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Jean-François Pagé) : Honourable members of the committee, [ Translation ] I see a quorum. We can therefore proceed to the election of a chair. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the chair must be a member of the government party. Mr. Pacetti. Mr. Massimo Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Lib.) : I nominate James Rajotte. [ English ] The Clerk : It has been moved by Massimo Pacetti that James Rajotte be elected as chair of the committee. [ Translation ] Are there any further motions? Mr. Paillé. Mr.

Daniel Paillé (Hochelaga, BQ) : I would like to second the motion. [ English ] The Clerk : Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and James Rajotte duly elected chair of the committee. Some hon. members: Hear, hear! [ Translation ] Mr. Jean-François Pagé : Before inviting Mr.

Rajotte to take the chair, if it is the pleasure of the committee, we can now move to the election of the two vice-chairs. [ English ] I am now prepared to receive motions for first vice-chair. [ Translation ] Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the first vice-chair shall be a member of the official opposition. Mr. Menzies. [ English ] Mr. Ted Menzies (Macleod, CPC) : I would like to nominate Massimo Pacetti. The Clerk : It has been moved by Mr. Menzies that Massimo Pacetti be elected as first vice-chair of the committee. [ Translation ] Are there any further motions?

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) [ English ] Mr. Mike Wallace (Burlington, CPC) : There's more French now...[ Inaudible--Editor ] The Clerk : Mr. Pacetti is duly elected first vice-chair of the committee. Some hon. members: Hear, hear! The Clerk: I am now prepared to receive motions for second vice-chair. [ Translation ] Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the second vice-chair shall be a member of an opposition party other than the official opposition party. Mr. Carrier. Mr. Robert Carrier (Alfred-Pellan, BQ) : I would like to nominate Mr.

Daniel Paillé, who does very good work. The Clerk : Moved by Mr. Carrier that Daniel Paillé be elected second vice-chair of the committee. Are there any further motions? Is it the pleasure of the room to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Mr. Paillé duly elected second vice-chair of the committee. Some hon. members: Hear! Hear! The Chair (Mr. James Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc, CPC)) : Thank you, my dear colleagues. [ English ] I'm a little surprised that Mr. Wallace thinks that Mr. Pagé speaks better French than I do. I want to welcome all of you back.

In particular, I want to officially welcome two members to the committee--Mr. Brison, the finance critic for the Liberal Party, and Mr. Szabo as well. Welcome to the committee. We do have a very busy agenda today with the economists. We typically do the motions after the witnesses, but my understanding is that the four parties support the motion by Monsieur Paillé, perhaps with an amendment.... I am advised that we need to suspend for seconds. Then we will move to the meeting. Before I adjourn, I will ask the economists to come to the table. After that, we will deal with Monsieur Paillé's motion.

The meeting is adjourned.