2014 Legislative Session: Third Session, 40th Parliament

SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

MINUTES AND HANSARD


MINUTES

SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Monday, October 27, 2014

4:30 p.m.

Douglas Fir Committee Room
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.

Present: Bruce Ralston, MLA (Chair); Sam Sullivan, MLA (Deputy Chair); Marc Dalton, MLA; David Eby, MLA; Simon Gibson, MLA; George Heyman, MLA; Mike Morris, MLA; Lana Popham, MLA; Linda Reimer, MLA; Selina Robinson, MLA; John Yap, MLA

Unavoidably Absent: Kathy Corrigan, MLA; Vicki Huntington, MLA; Greg Kyllo, MLA; Laurie Throness, MLA

1. There not yet being a Chair elected to serve the Committee, the meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by the Deputy Clerk and Clerk of Committees.

2. Resolved, that Bruce Ralston, MLA, be elected Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts. (Selina Robinson, MLA)

3. Resolved, that Sam Sullivan, MLA, be elected Deputy Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts. (Linda Reimer, MLA)

4. The Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair at 4:31 p.m.

Bruce Ralston, MLA 
Chair

Kate Ryan-Lloyd
Deputy Clerk and
Clerk of Committees


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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
(Hansard)

SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014

Issue No. 13

ISSN 1499-4240 (Print)
ISSN 1499-4259 (Online)


CONTENTS

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair

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Chair:

Bruce Ralston (Surrey-Whalley NDP)

Deputy Chair:

Sam Sullivan (Vancouver–False Creek BC Liberal)

Members:

Kathy Corrigan (Burnaby–Deer Lake NDP)


Marc Dalton (Maple Ridge–Mission BC Liberal)


David Eby (Vancouver–Point Grey NDP)


Simon Gibson (Abbotsford-Mission BC Liberal)


George Heyman (Vancouver-Fairview NDP)


Vicki Huntington (Delta South Ind.)


Greg Kyllo (Shuswap BC Liberal)


Mike Morris (Prince George–Mackenzie BC Liberal)


Lana Popham (Saanich South NDP)


Linda Reimer (Port Moody–Coquitlam BC Liberal)


Selina Robinson (Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP)


Laurie Throness (Chilliwack-Hope BC Liberal)


John Yap (Richmond-Steveston BC Liberal)

Clerk:

Kate Ryan-Lloyd

  



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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014

The committee met at 4:30 p.m.

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair

K. Ryan-Lloyd (Deputy Clerk and Clerk of Committees): Good afternoon, Members. As there has not yet been a Chair elected to serve the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts for this current third session of the 40th parliament, the first item of business is the election of Chair. I would like to open the floor to nominations for that position.

S. Robinson: I nominate Bruce.

K. Ryan-Lloyd (Clerk of Committees): Okay, thank you.

Bruce, would you accept nomination?

B. Ralston: I do.

K. Ryan-Lloyd (Clerk of Committees): Okay. Are there any further nominations? Any further nominations? Any further nominations?

Seeing no further nominations, I will put the question.

Motion approved.

[B. Ralston in the chair.]

B. Ralston (Chair): Thank you.

The next item is the election of the Deputy Chair. I'll declare nominations open for the position of Deputy Chair.

L. Reimer: I nominate Sam Sullivan.

B. Ralston (Chair): Moved and seconded.

Any further nominations, once? Any further nominations, twice? Any further nominations, three times? It's closed.

Do you accept, Sam?

S. Sullivan: Yes.

B. Ralston (Chair): Okay, I'll put the question.

Motion approved.

B. Ralston (Chair): A motion to adjourn is in order.

Motion approved.

The committee adjourned at 4:31 p.m.


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