CONTENTS
Thursday 7 May 1998
Election of Chair
Election of Vice-Chair
Appointment of subcommittee
STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
CHAIR / PRÉSIDENT
MR BERNARD GRANDMAÎTRE (OTTAWA EAST / -EST L)
VICE-CHAIR / VICE-PRÉSIDENT
MR RICHARD PATTEN (OTTAWA CENTRE / -CENTRE L)
MR MARCEL BEAUBIEN (LAMBTON PC)
MR BERNARD GRANDMAÎTRE (OTTAWA EAST / -EST L)
MR BILL GRIMMETT (MUSKOKA-GEORGIAN BAY /
MUSKOKA-BAIE-GEORGIENNE PC)
MR JEAN-MARC LALONDE (PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL / PRESCOTT ET RUSSELL L)
MS SHELLEY MARTEL (SUDBURY EAST / -EST ND)
MR RICHARD PATTEN (OTTAWA CENTRE / -CENTRE L)
MR PETER L. PRESTON (BRANT-HALDIMAND PC)
MR JOSEPH N. TASCONA (SIMCOE CENTRE / -CENTRE PC)
MR TERENCE H. YOUNG (HALTON CENTRE / -CENTRE PC)
SUBSTITUTIONS / MEMBRES REMPLAÇANTS
MR JOHN GERRETSEN (KINGSTON AND THE ISLANDS / KINGSTON ET LES ÎLES L)
MR MORLEY KELLS (ETOBICOKE-LAKESHORE PC)
MR GERRY PHILLIPS (SCARBOROUGH-AGINCOURT L)
CLERK / GREFFIÈRE
MS DONNA BRYCE
STAFF / PERSONNEL
MS ELAINE CAMPBELL, RESEARCH OFFICER, LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SERVICE
ELECTION OF CHAIR
Clerk of the Committee (Ms Donna Bryce): Good morning. Honourable members, it's my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominations?
Mr Richard Patten (Ottawa Centre): I'd like to nominate Mr Ben Grandmaître.
Clerk of the Committee: Any further nominations? There being no further nominations, I declare them closed and that Mr Grandmaître be elected Chair.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR
Clerk of the Committee: We'll go on now to the election of Vice-Chair. Are there any nominations?
Mr John Gerretsen (Kingston and The Islands): I'd like to nominate Richard Patten.
Clerk of the Committee: Are there any further nominations? There being none, I declare them closed and that Mr Patten be elected Vice-Chair. Mr Patten, would you like to come up to be the Chair?
The Vice-Chair (Mr Richard Patten): That was a tough battle. My goodness.
APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE
The Vice-Chair: The third item of business is the establishment of the subcommittee for committee business. Is there a mover for the motion to appoint a business subcommittee?
Ms Shelley Martel (Sudbury East): I move that a subcommittee on committee business be appointed to meet from time to time at the call of the Chair, or at the request of any member thereof, to consider and report to the committee on the business of the committee; that the presence of all members of the subcommittee is necessary to constitute a meeting; and that the subcommittee be composed of the following members: Mr Grandmaître -- I had Mr Lalonde, but I'm assuming you want to be on the committee.
The Vice-Chair: Lalonde's fine.
Ms Martel: Okay -- Mr Lalonde, Mr Young and myself; and that any member may designate a substitute member on the subcommittee who is of the same recognized party.
The Vice-Chair: Is there any discussion on the motion?
All those in favour? Those opposed? Nobody opposed. I declare that motion carried. Thank you very much.
Any further business?
Mr Gerry Phillips (Scarborough-Agincourt): Not to prolong the meeting, but I have a couple of letters that I've sent to the auditor, and I'm wondering when they may be up for discussion, just so I can plan my schedule.
The Vice-Chair: I might suggest that the subcommittee meet next week and follow up on your request.
Mr Phillips: I appreciate that.
The Vice-Chair: Anything further?
Mr Terence H. Young (Halton Centre): I understand that a former member of Mr Phillips's staff has gone to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and I just want to make sure that's totally on the up and up. We can discuss it another time, though, I guess.
The Vice-Chair: There being no further issues, I declare the meeting adjourned. We'll reconvene at the call of the Chair.
The committee adjourned at 1003.