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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 27
 
Thursday, September 30, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates met at 8:48 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, for the purpose of electing a Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 106(1).

 

Members of the Committee present: Diane Bourgeois, Paul Calandra, Blaine Calkins, Siobhan Coady, Jacques Gourde, Pat Martin, Hon. John McKay, Hon. Geoff Regan and Chris Warkentin.

 

Acting Members present: Meili Faille for Robert Vincent, Carole Lavallée for Robert Vincent and Devinder Shory for Ed Holder.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Édison Roy-César, Analyst; Maxime-Olivier Thibodeau, Analyst. House of Commons: Guyanne L. Desforges, Procedural Clerk.

 
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of a Chair.
 

On motion of Chris Warkentin, it was agreed, — That John McKay be elected Chair of the Committee.

 

By unaninous consent, the Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of the Vice-Chairs.

 

On motion of Pat Martin, it was agreed, — That Chris Warkentin be elected First Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

On motion of Diane Bourgeois, it was agreed, — That Pat Martin be elected Second Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 

John McKay took the Chair.

 
By unanimous consent, the Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

At 8:50 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

 

At 8:51 a.m., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee Clerk make the necessary arrangements to organize a working lunch at noon on Thursday, September 30, 2010, in honour of a parliamentary delegation from Kenya.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee analysts be instructed to review Rahim Jaffer’s testimony before the Committee as part of its study of renewable energy projects funded by the government, in light of other testimony heard and of the documentation submitted in the framework of the study, in order to prepare a short analysis for the Committee’s members.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee Chair be authorized to schedule a public hearing on Bill C-429, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood), before the deadline for reporting it to the House.

 

It was agreed, — That for its meeting of Thursday, October 7, 2010, on the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Public Service Commission of Canada, the Committee invite Maria Barrados and the appropriate officials to appear.

 

It was agreed, — That the contract between SNC-Lavalin and the government bearing on the Committee’s study of federal buildings maintenance contracts be designated an exhibit, and that the Committee analysts be instructed to prepare a confidential executive summary of it for the members of the Committee.

 

At 10:47 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Marc-Olivier Girard
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2010/10/15 2:36 p.m.