EVIDENCE Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities NUMBER 011 1st SESSION 39th PARLIAMENT Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Le mardi septembre Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE September 26, 2006 Committee Edited Evidence * Table of Contents * Number 011 (Official Version) Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 011 (Official Version) Témoignages * Table des matières * Numéro 011 (Version officielle) 11 26 09 2006 2006/09/26 11:10:00 House of Commons Comité permanent des ressources humaines, du développement social et de la condition des personnes handicapées Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities HUMA Chair Mr.

Dean Allison 39 1 (1110) [ Translation ] The Clerk of the Committee : Honourable members of the committee, [ English ] I see a quorum. Pursuant to Standing Order 106, the committee can now proceed to the election of the chair. I'm ready to receive a motion. Mr. Regan. Hon. Geoff Regan (Halifax West, Lib.) : Thank you. I nominate Dean Allison for chair. The Clerk : Are there any further motions? [ Translation ] Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk : I declare the motion carried. Mr. Allison is duly elected Chair of the committee.

The next item of business is the election of the vice-chairs. Are there any nominations for a first vice-chair for the official opposition? Mr. Regan. [ English ] Hon. Geoff Regan : I nominate Jean-Claude D'Amours. [ Translation ] The Clerk : Are there any other motions? Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk : The next item of business is the election of the second vice-chair. Ms. Yelich. [ English ] Mrs. Lynne Yelich (Blackstrap, CPC) : I nominate Yves Lessard. [ Translation ] The Clerk : Are there any other motions?

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk : I now invite Mr. Allison to take the chair. [ English ] The Chair (Mr. Dean Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook, CPC)) : Okay. We're going to recess this meeting and then we're going to get started again in about five minutes.