EVIDENCE Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development NUMBER 013 1st SESSION 39th PARLIAMENT Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Le mardi septembre Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE September 26, 2006 Committee Edited Evidence * Table of Contents * Number 013 (Official Version) Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 013 (Official Version) Témoignages * Table des matières * Numéro 013 (Version officielle) 13 26 09 2006 2006/09/26 09:05:00 House of Commons Comité permanent de l'environnement et du développement durable Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development ENVI Chair Mr.

Bob Mills 39 1 (0905) [ English ] The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Eugene Morawski) : Honourable members, our first order of business is the election of the chair. I am prepared to receive nominations to that effect. Mr. Silva. Mr. Mario Silva (Davenport, Lib.) : Yes, I'd like to move Bob Mills for chair. The Clerk : It's seconded by Mr. Watson that Bob Mills be elected as chair of the committee. (Motion agreed to) The Clerk : Our next order of business is the election of the vice chairs. Mr. Mark Warawa (Langley, CPC) : I nominate Mario Silva. The Clerk : Mr. Warawa nominates Mr.

Silva as vice-chair of the committee. (Motion agreed to) The Clerk : For the second opposition vice-chair, are there nominations? [ Translation ] Mr. Lussier. Mr. Marcel Lussier (Brossard—La Prairie, BQ) : I move Mr. Bigras. The Clerk : Mr. Lussier nominates Mr. Bigras as second president of the committee. (Motion agreed) The Clerk: Mr. Bigras is elected vice-president. I will invite Mr. Mills to take the president's chair. [ English ] The Chair (Mr. Bob Mills (Red Deer, CPC)) : We're taking a short break. Thank you very much for your...yes, a little acceptance speech.

I know the reason you voted for me was because of my timer, and I can tell you it's 23°C in here right now as well. We have to break because there has to be a notice of our next meeting before we can call the witnesses and get it all on the tape correctly and so on. The meeting is adjourned.