The committee met at 9:17 a.m.

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair

B. D’Eith (Convener): Okay, everyone. I’d like to bring, as convener, the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services to order, Wednesday, March 6. Welcome. We just noticed that the committee is down to seven members now, from nine. I just want to welcome everybody. It’s nice to see everybody.

I will turn it over, because I am merely the convener at this point, to Susan.

S. Sourial (Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations): Good morning, Members. As this is the first meeting of the fourth session of the 41st parliament, our first order of business is to elect a Chair. Do I have any nominations?

D. Ashton: I’d like nominate Bob D’Eith as the Chair of the Finance Committee, please.

S. Sourial (Clerk Assistant): Dan has nominated Bob.

Bob, do you accept?

B. D’Eith (Convener): Yes.

S. Sourial (Clerk Assistant): Any further nominations? Any further nominations? Seeing none, all those in favour?

Motion approved.

[B. D’Eith in the chair.]

S. Sourial (Clerk Assistant): Congratulations, Mr. Chair.

B. D’Eith (Chair): Thank you. I really appreciate the support. It’s nice to be back — the fourth. How did that happen, right?

Okay. I think next up is the election of the Deputy Chair. Do we have any nominations?

T. Redies: I nominate Dan Ashton.

B. D’Eith (Chair): Dan Ashton, seconded by Ronna-Rae Leonard.

Dan, do you accept?

D. Ashton: I do. Thank you.

B. D’Eith (Chair): All in favour?

Motion approved.

B. D’Eith (Chair): Welcome, Dan. I’m very much looking forward to working with you again and coming up with another hundred unanimous motions, hopefully.

Deliberations

B. D’Eith (Chair): Anyway, here we are. First up is a de­brief of the 2018 consultations.

Before we do that, I would like a motion to go in camera.

M. Dean: So moved.

Motion approved.

The committee continued in camera from 9:19 a.m. to 10:14 a.m.

[B. D’Eith in the chair.]

B. D’Eith (Chair): We are now out of in camera. Thank you for the discussion, everyone.

I did want to take the opportunity, before we adjourn, to thank Peter Milobar and Tracy Redies for their wonderful work on the committee.

It’s been great working with you. I was actually really sad to hear, when I talked to Peter yesterday, that you guys were leaving. I think we have a very good working group. We really appreciate all your service and time that you put into this, because it’s a lot of work.

T. Redies: It’s our pleasure. My pleasure.

N. Simons: Why are you leaving?

T. Redies: I’ve got some other things to do. [Laughter.]

B. D’Eith (Chair): Motion to adjourn?

Motion approved.

The committee adjourned at 10:15 a.m.