EVIDENCE Standing Committee on Finance NUMBER 046 2nd SESSION 40th PARLIAMENT Thursday, October 1, 2009 Le jeudi er octobre Standing Committee on Finance CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE October 1, 2009 Committee Edited Evidence * Table of Contents * Number 046 (Official Version) Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 046 (Official Version) Témoignages * Table des matières * Numéro 046 (Version officielle) 46 01 10 2009 2009/10/01 11:00:00 House of Commons Comité permanent des finances Standing Committee on Finance FINA Chair Mr.

James Rajotte 40 2 (1100) [ English ] The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Jean-François Pagé) : Good morning, honourable members of the committee. We can now proceed to the election of the chair. I am ready to receive motions to that effect. [ Translation ] Mr. Massimo Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Lib.) : Mr. Chair, I nominate Mr. James Rajotte for the position of chair of the committee. [ English ] The Clerk : It has been moved by Massimo Pacetti that James Rajotte be elected as chair of the committee.

Y a-t-il d'autres motions? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and James Rajotte duly elected chair of the committee. Before inviting Mr. Rajotte to take the chair, if the committee wishes, we will now proceed to the election of vice-chairs. Are there any motions? Mr. Mike Wallace (Burlington, CPC) : I move Massimo Pacetti. The Clerk : It has been moved by Mr. Wallace that Massimo Pacetti be elected as vice-chair of the committee. Are there other motions? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: I declare Mr. Pacetti duly elected as vice-chair. Monsieur Roy. [ Translation ] Mr.

Jean-Yves Roy (Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ) : I nominate Mr. Jean-Yves Laforest for the position of second vice-chair. The Clerk : Mr. Roy moves that Mr. Laforest be elected second vice-chair. Are there any other motions? (Motion agreed to) The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Mr. Laforest duly elected vice-chair of the committee. [ English ] The Acting Chair (Mr. James Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc, CPC)) : Thank you, colleagues. I want to thank you all for your overwhelming support. I also want to congratulate the first and second vice-chairs.

This meeting today is solely for the election of a chair and vice-chairs. We will have pre-budget consultations next week. And we'll see you all in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, on Monday. The meeting is adjourned.