EVIDENCE Liaison Committee NUMBER 002 1st SESSION 39th PARLIAMENT Thursday, September 28, 2006 Le jeudi septembre Liaison Committee CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE September 28, 2006 Committee Edited Evidence * Table of Contents * Number 002 (Official Version) Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 002 (Official Version) Témoignages * Table des matières * Numéro 002 (Version officielle) 02 28 09 2006 2006/09/28 13:05:00 House of Commons Comité de Liaison Liaison Committee Chair Mr. Dean Allison LIAI 39 PUBLIC PART ONLY -

PARTIE PUBLIQUE SEULEMENT (1310) [ English ] The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Marie-Andrée Lajoie) : Honourable members, I see a quorum. Pursuant to Standing Order 107(2), our first order of business is the election of the chair. I am ready to receive motions to this effect. Mr. Merrifield. Mr. Rob Merrifield (Yellowhead, CPC) : I nominate Dean Allison. The Clerk : Dean Allison is nominated. Are there any other motions? Nominations are closed. The motion by Mr. Merrifield, seconded by Mr. Benoit, [ Translation ] propose que M.

Allison soit élu président du comité. [ English ] Is it agreed? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: Mr. Allison is elected. Some hon. members: Hear, hear! The Clerk: Ladies and gentlemen, we will now proceed to the election of the vice-chairs. Can I invite nominations? Mr. Leon Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright, CPC) : I nominate Ms. Sgro. The Clerk : Mr. Benoit is proposing Ms. Sgro. Are there other nominations? I have a motion by Mr. Benoit, seconded by Mr. Schellenberger, that Madame Sgro be elected vice-chair. Is it agreed? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: I invite Mr. Allison to take the chair. The Chair (Mr.

Dean Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook, CPC)) : We're going to move to set up the subcommittee of committee budgets. The subcommittee will be comprised of the chair and the vice-chair, and then we'll need five additional individuals. I want to mention who those individuals were before. They were Mr. Merrifield, Mr. Lauzon, Mr. Hanger, Mr. Wappel, and Mr. Szabo. I don't know if we want to proceed in the same fashion with those individuals and, if that's the case, whether those people want to remain. Some hon. members: Agreed. The Chair: Okay. I'll propose that we have Mr. Szabo, Mr. Wappel, Mr. Merrifield, Mr.

Lauzon, and Mr. Hanger, in addition to Ms. Sgro and me. Is that all right? Some hon. members: Agreed. The Chair: We're now going to move in camera. We want to look at some of the financing of committee activities. [ Proceedings continue in camera ]