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CANADA

Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs

NUMBER 021 
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3rd SESSION 
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40th PARLIAMENT 

EVIDENCE

Thursday, September 30, 2010

[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]

(1530)

[English]

The Clerk of the Committee (Mrs. Julie-Anne Macdonald):
     Honourable members of the committee, I see a quorum. We can now proceed to the election of the chair. I am ready to receive motions to that effect.
    Mr. Stoffer.
Mr. Peter Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore, NDP):
    I'd be honoured to nominate Mr. Gary Schellenberger, please, as chair of the committee.
The Clerk:
    It has been moved by Mr. Stoffer that Mr. Schellenberger be elected as the chair of the committee.
    Are there any further motions?
    Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
    Some hon. members: Agreed.

[Translation]

The Clerk:
    I declare the motion carried and Mr. Schellenberger duly elected chair of the committee.
    Before I invite Mr. Schellenberger to take the chair, let us move to the election of the vice-chairs.
    I am now ready to receive motions for the position of first vice-chair.
    Mr. Kerr.

[English]

Mr. Greg Kerr (West Nova, CPC):
    I'd be pleased to move that the Honourable Judy Sgro be vice-chair.
The Clerk:
    It has been moved by Mr. Kerr that Madam Sgro be elected as first vice-chair of the committee.
    Are there any further motions?
    Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
    Some hon. members: Agreed.
    The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Madam Sgro duly elected first vice-chair of the committee.
    I am now prepared to receive motions for the second vice-chair.
    Ms. Sgro.
Hon. Judy Sgro (York West, Lib.):
    I nominate Peter Stoffer.

[Translation]

The Clerk:
    Moved by Ms. Sgro that Mr. Stoffer be elected second vice-chair of the committee.
    Are there any other motions?

[English]

    Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
    Some hon. members: Agreed.
    The Clerk: I declare the motion carried and Mr. Stoffer duly elected second vice-chair of the committee.
    I now invite Mr. Schellenberger to take the chair.
The Chair (Mr. Gary Schellenberger (Perth—Wellington, CPC)):
     Thank you very much for that endorsement of me as the new chair of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
    I am very pleased to accept the position, and I look forward to more congeniality as we go through our meetings. I like it when everyone agrees to something. That was very nice.
    I have been fighting a cold, and I still haven't had a chance to talk to the clerk and to some of the people on where we sit in this committee, so I am going to adjourn the meeting, and our first meeting will be next Tuesday. Everyone will get notice.
    The meeting is adjourned.
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