STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
COMITÉ PERMANENT DES AFFAIRES GOUVERNEMENTALES
Wednesday 15 December 2004 Mercredi 15 décembre 2004
The committee met at 1638 in room 151.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
The Vice-Chair (Mr Vic Dhillon): Honourable members, it's my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominations?
Mr Lou Rinaldi (Northumberland): I would like to nominate my friend to the left, Mrs Jeffrey, as Chair.
The Vice-Chair: Is there anybody to second that?
Mr Jerry J. Ouellette (Oshawa): I'll second that, Chair.
The Vice-Chair: Are there any other nominations? There being no further nominations, I declare the nominations closed and Mrs Jeffrey elected as Chair of the committee.
The Chair (Mrs Linda Jeffrey): Thank you. I think our only order of business is to have a subcommittee meeting; if we could have a subcommittee meeting immediately following this meeting to deal with Bill 135.
Mr Ouellette: First of all, I wish you all the best in your ascension to the Chair position. I'm sure the able research and the clerk's office will be of great assistance in all your activities.
I'd also like to wish the previous Chair, Mr Lalonde, all the best during the shuffle and hope things go well for him in the future.
The Chair: Any other business?
Ms Deborah Matthews (London North Centre): Will you be discussing the schedule of hearings?
The Chair: Yes. That's what the subcommittee meeting is about.
Ms Matthews: Any idea when you will know when we will be hitting the road?
The Chair: The dates that I have currently that we will be discussing --
Ms Matthews: No; just when we'll know.
The Chair: Shortly.
Ms Matthews: Before Christmas?
The Chair: Yes; absolutely before Christmas.
OK. We're adjourned.
The committee adjourned at 1640.
CONTENTS
Wednesday 15 December 2004
Organization G-585
STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Chair / Président
Mrs Linda Jeffrey (Brampton Centre / Brampton-Centre L)
Vice-Chair / Vice-Président
Mr Vic Dhillon (Brampton West-Mississauga / Brampton-Ouest-Mississauga L)
Ms Marilyn Churley (Toronto-Danforth ND)
Mr Vic Dhillon (Brampton West-Mississauga / Brampton-Ouest-Mississauga L)
Mr Brad Duguid (Scarborough Centre / Scarborough-Centre L)
Mrs Linda Jeffrey (Brampton Centre / Brampton-Centre L)
Mr Jean-Marc Lalonde (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell L)
Ms Deborah Matthews (London North Centre / London-Centre-Nord L)
Mr Jerry J. Ouellette (Oshawa PC)
Mr Lou Rinaldi (Northumberland L)
Mr John Yakabuski (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke PC)
Clerk / Greffière
Ms Tonia Grannum
Staff /Personnel
Mr Jerry Richmond, research officer
Research and Information Services