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Standing Committee on Official Languages

NUMBER 037

2nd SESSION

41st PARLIAMENT

EVIDENCE

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]

(1530)

[Translation]

The Chair (Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)):

Welcome to the 37th meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages on this Tuesday, February 17, 2015.

We are meeting in public in order to elect a vice-chair.

I will now hand the floor over to Mr. Gourde.

Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, CPC):

I nominate Jamie Nicholls for the position of vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.

[English]

The Chair:

We have a motion on the floor.

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?

Seeing no dissenting opinions, the motion is adopted.

(Motion agreed to)

The Chair: I thank you—

[Translation]

Mr. Jacques Gourde:

Ms. St-Denis didn't understand that.

Ms. Lise St-Denis (Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Lib.):

I missed what was said.

The Chair:

The committee received a motion to elect Mr. Nicholls vice-chair of the committee. Mr. Godin resigned from the committee.

Ms. Lise St-Denis:

Very well. If he so wishes.

The Chair:

I declare the motion carried.

Ms. Lise St-Denis:

It's already gone through? My apologies.

[English]

The Chair:

Okay.

Thank you very much. We are going to pause for a minute so we can go in camera for the consideration of our draft report.

[Proceedings continue in camera]