EVIDENCE Liaison Committee NUMBER 003 2nd SESSION 40th PARLIAMENT Thursday, October 8, 2009 Le jeudi octobre Liaison Committee CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE October 8, 2009 Committee Edited Evidence * Table of Contents * Number 003 (Official Version) Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 003 (Official Version) Témoignages * Table des matières * Numéro 003 (Version officielle) 03 08 10 2009 2009/10/08 13:15:00 House of Commons Comité de liaison Liaison Committee LIAI Chair Mr. Dean Allison 40 2 (1315) [ English ] The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. André Gagnon) : Good afternoon to all.

We have quorum. I apologize for the meeting being a bit late. We had to reorganize the tables because there are a larger number of members on this committee than on the usual committees. As you've seen on the agenda, the first item today is the election of chairs. [ Translation ] Pursuant to Standing Order 107, we will now proceed with the business of electing a chair. We are ready to receive motions to that effect. Mr. Bezan. [ English ] Mr. James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake, CPC) : I nominate Dean Allison to be chair of this committee. The Clerk : Mr.

Bezan proposes that Dean Allison be elected chair of the liaison committee. Are there any other nominations? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: Mr. Allison is elected chair of the liaison committee. Before having Mr. Allison take the chair, if you wish, we will proceed to the election of the vice-chair. [ Translation ] Would someone care to move a motion for the election of the vice-chair? Mr. Szabo. [ English ] Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.) : I nominate Mr. Shawn Murphy as vice-chair. The Clerk : Mr. Szabo proposes that Shawn Murphy be elected as vice-chair.

Are there any other nominations? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: Mr. Shawn Murphy is elected as vice-chair of the liaison committee. I would now like to invite Mr. Allison to take the chair. The Chair (Mr. Dean Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook, CPC)) : We need to elect the subcommittee that is going to be looking at approving the requests on a go-forward basis. The subcommittee will be composed of a chair, a vice-chair, and five other members. We'll need the nominations for the five other members before we proceed. James. Mr. James Bezan : I nominate Kevin Sorenson. The Chair : I have Kevin Sorenson. Gary. Mr.

Gary Schellenberger (Perth—Wellington, CPC) : I nominate Joe Preston. The Chair : Joe Preston. Kevin.

(1320) Mr. Kevin Sorenson (Crowfoot, CPC) : I nominate James Bezan. The Chair : Okay. James Bezan. We have three on the list so far. Ms. Ratansi. Ms. Yasmin Ratansi (Don Valley East, Lib.) : I would like to nominate Hedy Fry. The Chair : Okay. Hedy Fry. James. Mr. James Bezan : I nominate Mervin Tweed, even though he's not here. He's in the House speaking right now. The Chair : Okay. Mervin Tweed. I have five now on the list. James. Mr. James Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc, CPC) : I'd like to nominate Larry Miller, please. The Chair : Okay. Larry Miller. Kevin. Mr.

Kevin Sorenson : I would like to forward the name of Lee Richardson. The Chair : Is everyone interested in letting their name stand? We have nine right now and there's nothing to say we can't go with seven, or the full nine. Kevin. Mr. Kevin Sorenson : Mr. Chair, I'll withdraw my name if you have too many. That's fine. I wasn't on it last time. The Chair : No. All right, so I have on the list now a total of six, so if no one else wants to withdraw their name, we can go with the six. Go ahead, Paul. Mr. Paul Szabo : Mr. Chairman, is it my understanding that two Liberals are required on the subcommittee?

The Chair : No, it's just members from government or opposition. I'm going to propose that we leave the list as it is, as follows: Mr. Preston, Mr. Bezan, Ms. Fry, Mr. Tweed, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Richardson, in addition to Mr. Murphy. All in favour? Some hon. members: Agreed. The Chair : All right. Thank you very much. Let's move forward with the committee business. I know that we have a number of budget requests before us. As is normal custom, I think, let's go through the global envelope of what we have in terms of funds. For that, I'll turn it over to the clerk. [ Proceedings continue in camera ]