EVIDENCE

Liaison Committee NUMBER 001 1st SESSION 43rd PARLIAMENT Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Le mardi 10 mars 2020 Liaison Committee CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE March 10, 2020 Committee NUMBER 001 NUMBER 001 NUMÉRO 001 01 10 03 2020 2020/03/10 13:20:00 House Of Commons Comité de liaison Liaison Committee LIAI

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PARTIE PUBLIQUE SEULEMENT

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The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Ian McDonald) :

Members of the committee, I see a quorum. [ English ] 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, entertain points of order nor participate in debate. We can now proceed to the election of the chair. [ Translation ] I am now ready to receive motions for the election of the chair.

[ English ]

Ms. Yasmin Ratansi (Don Valley East, Lib.) :

I move the appointment of Judy Sgro as the chair of this Liaison Committee.

The Clerk :

Are there any further motions? (Motion agreed to)

The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Ms. Sgro duly elected chair of the committee.

Some hon. members: Hear, hear!

The Chair (Hon. Judy A. Sgro (Humber River—Black Creek, Lib.)) :

If the committee is in agreement, I invite the clerk to proceed with the election of the vice-chairs. Is everything okay with that?

Some hon. members: Agreed.

The Clerk :

I am now prepared to receive motions for the vice-chair.

Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC) :

I'd like to nominate Tom Lukiwski.

Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, CPC) :

Hear, hear!

The Clerk :

Are there any further nominations? (Motion agreed to)

The Clerk :

I declare the motion carried and Mr. Lukiwski duly elected vice-chair of the committee.

Some hon. members: Hear, hear!

Ms. Yasmin Ratansi :

Madam Chair, I have some routine motions that I'd like to bring forward to the committee. The first one is as follows. I move:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 107(6), a Subcommittee on Committee Budgets be established to approve committees’ budget requests and that the membership of the subcommittee be composed of the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Committee, as well as three other Government members, and one other member of the Official Opposition, as appointed by their respective whips.

The Chair :

Is there any discussion? (Motion agreed to)

Ms. Yasmin Ratansi :

The next one, Madam Chair, is as follows. I move:

That the Clerk of the Committee be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the Committee and its subcommittees; and

That the Committee retain, as needed and at the discretion of the Chair, the services of one or more analysts from the Library of Parliament to assist it in its work.

The Chair :

Are there any comments or discussion? (Motion agreed to)

The Chair: Would the analysts like to join us here at the table, please?

Ms. Yasmin Ratansi :

Madam Chair, I'd like to put a motion that we now go in camera to look at the report on committee activities and expenditures.

The Chair :

Thank you very much. We will suspend for a second to go in camera. [ Proceedings continue in camera ]