STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
COMITÉ PERMANENT DES FINANCES ET DES AFFAIRES ÉCONOMIQUES
Thursday 24 June 2004 Jeudi 24 juin 2004
The committee met at 1001 in room 151.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
Clerk of the Committee (Mr Trevor Day): Honourable members, it is my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominations?
Mr Mike Colle (Eglinton-Lawrence): I, with great honour, put forth the name of Mr Pat Hoy, the member from Chatham-Kent Essex, the riding with 7,000 bridges, as Chair of this committee.
Clerk of the Committee: Any further nominations?
Mr John O'Toole (Durham): Yes. I would nominate Mr Barrett, the member from Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant, and a great representative from that area of the province, which needs a strong voice.
Clerk of the Committee: Not being a Chair, I can't rule, but the Chair of this committee should be a government member, by the standing orders.
Mr Toby Barrett (Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant): Further to that, I don't think we have 7,000 bridges in my riding. So I'll respectfully decline.
Clerk of the Committee: Any further nominations? Seeing no further nominations, I declare the nominations closed. Mr Hoy is the Chair.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR
The Chair (Mr Pat Hoy): Now we would entertain nominations for Vice-Chair of the committee.
Mr Barrett: I nominate Mr O'Toole.
The Chair: Mr Barrett has nominated Mr O'Toole. However, the ruling is that it would have to be a government member. Further nominations?
Mr Colle: I'd like to put forth the name of John Wilkinson, the member from Perth-Middlesex, the home of Canada's cultural centre, Stratford, where I hope we will all be this summer, as Vice-Chair.
The Chair: Further nominations? Hearing none, I would declare Mr Wilkinson the Vice-Chair.
APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE
The Chair: The subcommittee on committee business.
Mr Barrett: With respect to the standing committee on finance and economic affairs, today, June 24,
I move that a subcommittee on committee business be appointed to meet from time to time at the call of the Chair, or on the request of any member thereof, to consider and report to the committee on the business of the committee;
That the sub-committee be composed of the following members: the Chair as chair; Mr Colle; Mr O'Toole; and Mr Prue; and
That the presence of all members of the subcommittee is necessary to constitute a meeting.
The Chair: Any comment? All in favour? Carried.
Is there any other business?
Mr John Wilkinson (Perth-Middlesex): Just a question for the clerk: Do you have any idea of whether or not we'll be sitting in the summer?
Clerk of the Committee: At this point, there's no intention to sit over the summer. We have very limited business.
The Chair: Thank you.
No further business? I just want to thank my nominator, Mr Colle. And to correct the record, there are 1,000 bridges in Chatham-Kent, not 7,000. I would wish everyone to get a good rest during the summer. Enjoy your time with your families. This committee is adjourned.
The committee adjourned at 1005.
CONTENTS
Thursday 24 June 2004
Election of Chair F-891
Election of Vice-Chair F-891
Appointment of subcommittee F-891
STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Chair / Président
Mr Pat Hoy (Chatham-Kent Essex L)
Vice-Chair / Vice-Président
Mr John Wilkinson (Perth-Middlesex L)
Mr Toby Barrett (Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant PC)
Mr Mike Colle (Eglinton-Lawrence L)
Mr Pat Hoy (Chatham-Kent Essex L)
Ms Judy Marsales (Hamilton West / Hamilton-Ouest L)
Mr Phil McNeely (Ottawa-Orléans L)
Mrs Carol Mitchell (Huron-Bruce L)
Mr John O'Toole (Durham PC)
Mr Michael Prue (Beaches-East York / Beaches-York-Est ND)
Mr John Wilkinson (Perth-Middlesex L)
Clerk / Greffier
Mr Trevor Day