CONTENTS
Thursday 7 May 1998
Election of Chair
Election of Vice-Chair
Appointment of subcommittee
STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
CHAIR / PRÉSIDENT
MR JOHN O'TOOLE (DURHAM EAST / -EST PC)
VICE-CHAIR / VICE-PRÉSIDENTE
MRS JULIA MUNRO (DURHAM-YORK PC)
MR MIKE COLLE (OAKWOOD L)
MR HARRY DANFORD (HASTINGS-PETERBOROUGH PC)
MRS BARBARA FISHER (BRUCE PC)
MR TOM FROESE (ST CATHARINES-BROCK PC)
MR STEVE GILCHRIST (SCARBOROUGH EAST / -EST PC)
MR WAYNE LESSARD (WINDSOR-RIVERSIDE ND)
MRS JULIA MUNRO (DURHAM-YORK PC)
MR MARIO SERGIO (YORKVIEW L)
MR JOHN O'TOOLE (DURHAM EAST / -EST PC)
SUBSTITUTIONS / MEMBRES REMPLACANTS
MR DOUG GALT (NORTHUMBERLAND PC)
MRS HELEN JOHNS (HURON PC)
MR TONY MARTIN (SAULT STE MARIE ND)
CLERK / GREFFIER
MR TOM PRINS
STAFF /PERSONNEL
MS LORRAINE LUSKI, RESEARCH OFFICER, LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SERVICE
The committee met at 1002 in committee room 1.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
Clerk of the Committee (Mr Tom Prins): Honourable members, it's my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominations?
Mr Doug Galt (Northumberland): I'd like to move the honourable John O'Toole for Chair.
Mr Mike Colle (Oakwood): I'll second that.
Clerk of the Committee: Are there any further nominations? There being no further nominations, I declare the nominations closed and Mr O'Toole elected Chair.
The Chair (Mr John O'Toole): Thank you very much, members of the committee. It's a pleasure and a privilege and I hope I will serve everyone fairly and equitably, fairly and reasonably.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR
The Chair: Now we're in a position to receive nominations for the election of Vice-Chair.
Mr Galt: I move the nomination of the honourable Julia Munro.
The Chair: Moved by Mr Galt, Julia Munro for the position of Vice-Chair.
Mr Colle: Does she have to be here to be nominated?
The Chair: Good question. No. Any other questions? I'll call the vote on that. All those in support? That's carried unanimously.
APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE
The Chair: At this point it would be appropriate that the subcommittee have members appointed or elected to it. Any motions?
Mr Mario Sergio (Yorkview): I move that my colleague be appointed.
The Chair: We have Mr Colle nominated. Any other nominations?
Mr Tony Martin (Sault Ste Marie): I nominate Mr Lessard.
The Chair: Mr Lessard is nominated by Mr Martin. Any other nominations?
Mrs Barbara Fisher (Bruce): I have one more to add to it. Perhaps I might read a motion for the nomination of all.
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: the Chair as chair, Mr Gilchrist, Mr Colle and Mr Lessard; and that substitution be permitted on the subcommittee.
The Chair: Any comments or questions? All those in support? The motion's carried. We have the subcommittee struck.
Any other business for this committee to attend to?
Being the Chair, and with respect to the clerk, perhaps the subcommittee could arrange to meet next week on whatever day our schedule is and set up the first agenda.
Mr Colle: Call of the Chair.
The Chair: Okay, and I'll advise the subcommittee. Very good.
Mr Galt: I move adjournment.
The Chair: It's adjourned.
The committee adjourned at 1005.