The committee met at 1:51 p.m.

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair

S. Sourial (Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations): Good afternoon, committee members. Welcome. As this is our first meeting in the second session of the Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Election Act, our first order of business is the election of a Chair.

I am looking to members for a nomination.

R. Leonard: I move that Jagrup Brar be the Chair.

B. Anderson: I second.

S. Sourial (Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations): Thank you, Ronna-Rae.

Jagrup, do you accept the nomination?

J. Brar: I do accept the nomination.

Thanks to both of my nominators.

S. Sourial (Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations): Any further nominations? Any further nominations? For a third time, any further nominations?

Seeing none, all those in favour?

Motion approved.

S. Sourial (Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations): Congratulations, Jagrup.

[J. Brar in the chair.]

J. Brar (Chair): Thanks to all the members for the opportunity and for putting your faith and trust in me.

Now I call the meeting of the Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Election Act. We have only one item on the agenda today. That is the election of the Deputy Chair.

I will open the nominations for the Deputy Chair.

G. Kyllo: I’d like to move Peter Milobar for the position of Deputy Chair.

R. Leonard: I second.

J. Brar (Chair): There is a seconder.

Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations for the Deputy Chair? Are there any other nominations for the Deputy Chair?

Seeing none, Peter, you have been elected as the Deputy Chair of the special committee. Congratulations.

P. Milobar (Deputy Chair): Thank you, everyone.

J. Brar (Chair): Is there any other issue that members wanted to discuss, or is this the end of the meeting?

R. Leonard: I move adjournment.

Motion approved.

The committee adjourned at 1:53 p.m.