Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
WHEREAS, there is a requirement for two Members to hold a position of deputy chairman of the committee of the whole;
AND WHEREAS, there is a vacancy in one of these positions;
AND WHEREAS, it is desirable to fill this vacancy;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River that the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Whitford, be appointed as deputy chairman of the committee of the whole.