1 EVIDENCE Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security NUMBER 102 1st SESSION 42nd PARLIAMENT Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Le mardi 27 mars 2018 Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security CANADA [Recorded by Electronic Apparatus] EVIDENCE March 27, 2018 Committee Edited Evidence * Table of Contents * Number 102 (Official Version) Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 102 (Official Version) Témoignages * Table des matières * Numéro 102 (Version officielle) 102 27 03 2018 2018/03/27 11:05:00 v2.0 House of Commons Comité permanent de la sécurité publique et nationale Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security SECU Chair The Honourable John McKay 42 1 (1105) [English] The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Jean-Marie David): Honourable members, I see that we have a quorum. We do need to elect a chair. Pursuant to the standing order, I'm ready to receive any motion to that effect. Ms. Damoff. Ms. Pam Damoff (Oakville North—Burlington, Lib.): I'll nominate Mr. Calkins as chair. The Clerk: It's been moved that Mr. Calkins be elected acting chair. Are there any other motions? Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC): “Acting”? I thought this was permanent. The Clerk: Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion? Some hon. members: Agreed. The Clerk: I invite Mr. Calkins to take the chair. The Acting Chair (Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)): I don't think I want to give that opportunity to Phoenix to adjust my pay one more time anyway. Good morning, colleagues. We have a bit of an issue here. First of all, thank you for your confidence in me to be the chair for a few minutes. As we know, there's a time allocation motion before the House right now. Our colleague, Mr. Rayes, is supposed to be here, but I think he's tied up—and I'm not saying this in any pejorative way at all. What I would recommend, colleagues, is that we just suspend the meeting until after the votes and come back after the votes; then hear from Mr. Rayes, and proceed with our committee business. Is that suitable to the committee members? Is that okay? Some hon. members: Agreed. Ms. Damoff. Ms. Pam Damoff: I was just going to say excellent work, Acting Chair, as your first decision. The Acting Chair (Mr. Blaine Calkins): I told you I knew what to do. We'll suspend until after the votes, and the committee will reconvene then. (1105) (1210) [Translation] The Vice-Chair (Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, CPC)): Good afternoon. I would like the members from the NDP, the Liberal Party, and our party to agree to adjourn the meeting. Can I have a motion to that effect? Ms. Damoff, would you like to move the motion? [English] Ms. Pam Damoff: I move that we adjourn the meeting. [Translation] The Vice-Chair (Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus): I see that all the committee members support the motion. The meeting is adjourned.