EVIDENCE
[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]
Tuesday, October 20, 1998
• 1105
[English]
The Joint Clerk of the Committee (Ms Catherine Piccinin): Good morning, honourable senators, members of the House of Commons. There is a vacancy in the Senate joint chair, and it is my duty as the clerk of this committee to preside over the election of the Senate joint chair. I am prepared to receive motions to that effect.
Senator Louis J. Robichaud (Acadia, New Brunswick, Lib.): I move that Senator Eymard Corbin be elected joint chair.
The Joint Clerk (Ms. Catherine Piccinin): Are there any other motions for the Senate joint chair? I see no other motions.
[Translation]
The Honourable Senator Robichaud moves that the Honourable Senator Corbin be elected Chair of this committee.
[English]
Is it your pleasure, honourable senators and members of the House of Commons, to adopt this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Clerk (Ms. Catherine Piccinin): I invite the Honourable Senator Corbin to take the chair.
The Joint Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Santosh Sirpaul): Honourable senators and members of the committee, pursuant to Standing Order 106(1) of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, I'm ready to receive motions for the election of a chair from the House of Commons.
Ms. Marlene Catterall (Ottawa West—Nepean, Lib.): I would like to propose that Gurbax Malhi be the joint chair of this committee for the House.
The Joint Clerk (Ms. Santosh Sirpaul): It's been proposed by Ms. Catterall that Mr. Malhi do take the chair of this committee as co-chair. Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the said motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Chairman (Mr. Gurbax Singh Malhi (Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, Lib.): First of all, I would like to thank all of you for the election. This is my second term in the chair for the Library of Parliament. Thanks to all of you.
I will invite motions for the election of the vice-chair.
Mr. Dick Harris (Prince George—Bulkley Valley, Ref.): Mr. Chairman, I would like to nominate Roy Bailey for the position of vice-chair of this committee.
The Joint Chairman (Mr. Gurbax Malhi): All agreed?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Chairman (Mr. Gurbax Malhi): Is there any other business?
The Joint Chairman (Senator Eymard G. Corbin (Grand-Sault, New Brunswick, Lib.): May I be permitted to thank the members of the committee for the confidence they have placed in supporting my candidacy. I didn't hear any opposition, so I gather it's unanimous.
I can give you the assurance that my co-chair and I will be consulting with party representatives as to the future business of the committee, and we will conduct ourselves in a very democratic fashion.
The Joint Chairman (Mr. Gurbax Malhi): Thank you.
If there is no further business, we will end the meeting for today. Thank you.