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Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying
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EVIDENCE
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
[Recorded by Electronic Apparatus]
[English]
Honourable senators and members of Parliament, there is a quorum.
As the Senate joint clerk of your committee, it is my duty to preside over the election of the Senate joint chair. I am ready to receive a motion to that effect.
Senator Wallin.
Thank you.
Are there any other nominations?
Seeing none, it is moved by the honourable Senator Wallin that the honourable Senator Martin do take the chair of this joint committee.
Is it your pleasure, honourable senators and members of Parliament, to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Clerk (Mr. Angus Wilson): I invite the honourable Senator Martin to take the chair.
Thank you, colleagues.
We'll continue with the election of a Senate deputy chair. I am ready to receive a motion to that effect.
Are there any nominations?
Senator Wallin.
I would like to nominate Senator Stan Kutcher for that position.
A voice: On division.
Voices: Oh, oh!
Hon. Pamela Wallin: That's how we feel as well.
The honourable Senator Pamela Wallin moved that the honourable Senator Stan Kutcher be the Senate deputy chair of this committee.
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Chair (Hon. Yonah Martin): Next I will turn it over to the House clerk for the election of the House joint chair.
[Translation]
Thank you, Madam Chair.
I simply have to tell the committee members that I cannot receive motions to elect a chair. I cannot receive other kinds of motions or points of order, nor can I participate in the discussion.
Let us now proceed to the election of the chair.
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2) and the House order of October 18, 2023, the chair must be a member of the governing party.
[English]
I am now ready to receive motions for the position of House joint chair.
Mr. Fisher.
Thank you.
Are there any other motions?
Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Clerk (Mr. Jean-François Lafleur): Mr. René Arseneault is duly elected as the joint chair on the House side.
Congratulations, Mr. Arseneault.
Now let's move to the election of the first vice-chair.
Again, pursuant to Standing Order 106(2) and the House order of October 18, 2023, the first vice-chair must be a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
I am now prepared to receive motions for the first vice-chair on the House side.
Mr. Cooper.
Thank you very much.
Are there any other motions?
Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Clerk (Mr. Jean-François Lafleur): I declare Madam Kramp-Neuman the first vice-chair of the committee.
Let's now move to the election of the second vice-chair.
[Translation]
I will spare you the short speech on the Standing Orders.
I am now ready to receive motions for the position of second vice-chair.
Mr. Scarpaleggia, you have the floor.
Very well.
Are there any other motions?
Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
I declare Mr. Thériault of the Bloc Québécois duly elected as the second vice-chair.
Let us now elect the third vice-chair.
May I remind you that the third vice-chair must be a member of the New Democratic Party.
I am now ready to receive motions for the position of third vice-chair.
[English]
Thank you very much.
Are there any other motions?
Seeing none, is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Clerk (Mr. Jean-François Lafleur): I declare the motion carried and Mr. MacGregor elected as third vice-chair of the committee.
Thank you very much.
[Translation]
I have had my hand up for some time.
Senator Wallin nominated Senator Kutcher. According to the motion voted upon in the Senate, however, the same people remain in their positions.
So I would like more information about this. I was not informed of the change.
[English]
No, I think, being in the room, we ended up nominating someone who was here, but of course you were the vice-chair.
Senator Kutcher is fine to revisit it. He is graciously stepping aside.
Colleagues, with your agreement, we will redo the nomination.
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Chair (Hon. Yonah Martin): Senator Wallin, would you like to nominate the vice-chair?
Are there any other nominations?
The honourable Senator Wallin has moved that the honourable Senator Mégie be the Senate deputy chair of this committee.
Is it agreed that we adopt this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Chair (Hon. Yonah Martin): Thank you, Senator Mégie, and I apologize for that error.
[Translation]
Thank you.
I want to say that I am not attending this meeting virtually on a whim. I tested positive for COVID‑19, so I did not want to infect you.
[English]
Please take good care of yourself. It's nice to see you online.
We have one item to discuss before we move in camera, if everyone agrees. There are 18 routine motions.
Yes, Mr. Maloney.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
In the interest of saving 17 motions, I move:
That the routine motions adopted by the committee at its meetings on Friday, April 8, 2022, and September 27, 2022, and in effect at the time the committee ceased to exist on February 15, 2023, be deemed adopted provided that the committee be empowered to alter or rescind such motions as it deems appropriate.
Is it your pleasure, honourable colleagues, to adopt this motion?
(Motion agreed to)
The Joint Chair (Hon. Yonah Martin): These 18 routine motions have been adopted.
At this time, colleagues, we've finished our main order of business for this evening, which was to organize ourselves. I want to thank all of you for your confidence in me and my colleague to co-chair this committee.
It's nice to see some familiar faces as well as some new faces—but not new to the committee, per se.
If it's agreed, we will conclude this portion and go in camera.
Voices: Agreed.
[Proceedings continue in camera]
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