CONTENTS
Thursday 7 May 1998
Election of Chair
Election of Vice-Chair
Appointment of subcommittee
STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
CHAIR / PRÉSIDENT
MR GARRY J. GUZZO OTTAWA-RIDEAU PC)
VICE-CHAIR / VICE-PRÉSIDENT
MR WAYNE WETTLAUFER (KITCHENER PC)
MR TED ARNOTT (WELLINGTON PC)
MR JOHN R. BAIRD (NEPEAN PC)
MR JIM BROWN (SCARBOROUGH WEST / -OUEST PC)
MR GARRY J. GUZZO (OTTAWA-RIDEAU PC)
MR MONTE KWINTER (WILSON HEIGHTS L)
MR GERRY PHILLIPS (SCARBOROUGH-AGINCOURT L)
MR E.J. DOUGLAS ROLLINS (QUINTE PC)
MR TONY SILIPO (DOVERCOURT ND)
MR WAYNE WETTLAUFER (KITCHENER PC)
SUBSTITUTIONS / MEMBRES REMPLAÇANTS
MR MARIO SERGIO (YORKVIEW L)
CLERK / GREFFIÈRE
MS TONIA GRANNUM
STAFF / PERSONNEL
MR RAY MCLELLAN, RESEARCH OFFICER, LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SERVICE
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The committee met at 1104 in room 151.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
Clerk of the Committee (Ms Tonia Grannum): Honourable members, it's my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Can I receive nominations?
Mr Gerry Phillips (Scarborough-Agincourt): I move Mr Guzzo for Chair.
Mr Tony Silipo (Dovercourt): I'll second the nomination.
Mr E.J. Douglas Rollins (Quinte): I move nominations closed.
Clerk of the Committee: Nominations are closed. I declare Mr Guzzo duly elected as Chair of the committee. He may take the Chair.
The Chair (Mr Garry J. Guzzo): Members, thank you very much. I'll take the opportunity to commend you for your efforts in preparing the report that was tabled last week, particularly under the restraints that were imposed upon us.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR
The Chair: I now call for names in the election of a Vice-Chair and receive any nominations.
Mr Mario Sergio (Yorkview): I nominate the member for Kitchener, Mr Wettlaufer.
The Chair: Moved that Mr Wettlaufer be elected as Vice-Chair. Any other nominations? Moved that nominations close?
Mr Rollins: So moved.
The Chair: I recognize Mr Wettlaufer, the member for Kitchener, as the Vice-Chair.
Anything else on the agenda?
APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE
Mr Rollins: I move that a subcommittee on committee business be appointed to meet from time to time at the call of the Chair, or at the request of any member thereof, to consider and report to the committee on the business of the committee; that the presence of all members of the subcommittee is necessary to constitute a meeting; and that the subcommittee be composed of the following members: Mr Guzzo, Mr Baird, Mr Phillips and Mr Silipo; and that any member may designate a substitute member on the subcommittee who is of the same recognized party.
The Chair: Any discussion on Mr Rollins's motion? Ready for the question? All in favour? Contrary, if any? Carried.
Mr Sergio: I move adjournment.
The Chair: Move to adjourn? Carried. Thank you very much.
The committee adjourned at 1107.