Government Services Committee — Government Purchasing Agency Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Wade Verge, MHA GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE Government Purchasing Agency Chair: Clayton Forsey, MHA Vice-Chair: Steve Crocker, MHA Members: John Dinn, MHA Paul Lane, MHA George Murphy, MHA Kevin Parsons, MHA Calvin Peach, MHA Clerk of the Committee: Elizabeth Murphy Appearing: Government Purchasing Agency Steve Kent, MHA, Acting Minister Responsible for the Government Purchasing Agency Jason Card, Director, Communications Ken Curtis, Departmental Controller Patricia Hearn, COO (Acting) Dwayne Legge, Executive Assistant Leigh Puddester, Deputy Minister Also Present Eli Cross, MHA Christopher Mitchelmore, MHA Ivan Morgan, Researcher, NDP Office Randy Simms, Official Opposition Office May 6, 2015 GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE 49 The Committee met at 9:00 a.m. in the Assembly Chamber. CHAIR (Forsey): Good morning everyone. First of all what we will do is we will introduce our Committee right here on the right. Before we introduce the minister and his staff, we have to elect a Vice-Chair again this morning. Christopher we will start with you just with the introductions. MR. MITCHELMORE: Christopher Mitchelmore, MHA, The Straits – White Bay North. MR. SIMMS: Randy Simms, Researcher, the Opposition Office. MR. MURPHY: George Murphy, MHA for St. John’s East. MR. MORGAN: Ivan Morgan, Researcher, NDP caucus. MR. CROCKER: Steve Crocker, MHA, Trinity – Bay de Verde. MR. CROSS: Eli Cross, MHA, Bonavista North. MR. DINN: John Dinn, MHA, Kilbride. MR. K. PARSONS: Kevin Parsons, MHA for the beautiful District of Cape St. Francis. CHAIR: Okay, thank you. We need a Vice-Chair for the Government Services Committee. Could we have a motion or a nomination for Vice-Chair please? MR. K. PARSONS: I nominate Steve Crocker. CHAIR: Kevin Parsons nominated Steve Crocker as Vice-Chair. Can we vote on that? All those in favour, ‘aye.’ SOME HON. MEMBERS: