STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERALÂ GOVERNMENT
COMITÉ PERMANENT DES AFFAIRESÂ GOUVERNEMENTALES
Wednesday 12 December 2007 Mercredi 12 décembre 2007
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The committee met at 1534 in room 151.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Trevor Day): Honourable members, it is my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Any nominations?
Mr. Rosario Marchese: I nominate Linda Jeffrey.
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Trevor Day): Mr. Marchese has nominated Mrs. Jeffrey. Do you accept the nomination?
Mrs. Linda Jeffrey: I do.
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Trevor Day): Any further nominations? There being no further nominations, I declare nominations closed and Mrs. Jeffrey as Chair.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR
The Chair (Mrs. Linda Jeffrey): Thank you, committee. We'll now have the nominations for Vice-Chair. Any nominations?
Mrs. Carol Mitchell: I would nominate David Orazietti.
The Chair (Mrs. Linda Jeffrey): Do you accept?
Mr. David Orazietti: I accept.
The Chair (Mrs. Linda Jeffrey): Any further nominations? I declare nominations closed. Congratulations, Mr. Orazietti.
APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE
Mr. Vic Dhillon: 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. Marchese, Mrs. Savoline and Mrs. Mitchell; and that substitution be permitted on the subcommittee.
The Chair (Mrs. Linda Jeffrey): Any comments or questions? Seeing none, I will now put the question. All those in favour of the motion? All those opposed? That's carried. Congratulations, subcommittee members.
Mr. Paul Miller: Madam Chair, I'm here today -- as you know, my Bill 6 passed second reading in the House the other day. I'm asking this committee and the Chair if they could ask the subcommittee to meet to consider recommending dates to set up for the bill to be addressed.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: Which bill?
Mr. Paul Miller: Bill 6.
The Chair (Mrs. Linda Jeffrey): We'll take it under advisement, and the new subcommittee members will have that conversation as to the time that they could entertain that request.
Mr. Paul Miller: Thank you, Madam Chair.
The Chair (Mrs. Linda Jeffrey): We're adjourned. Good committee meeting. Thank you.
The committee adjourned at 1536.
CONTENTS
Wednesday 12 December 2007
Election of Chair G-1
Election of Vice-Chair G-1
Appointment of subcommittee G-1
STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Chair / Présidente
Mrs. Linda Jeffrey (Brampton–Springdale L)
Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente
Mr. David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie L)
Mr. Robert Bailey (Sarnia—Lambton PC)
Mr. Jim Brownell (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry L)
Mrs. Linda Jeffrey (Brampton—Springdale L)
Mr. Kuldip Kular (Bramalea—Gore—Malton L)
Mr. Rosario Marchese (Trinity—Spadina ND)
Mr. Bill Mauro (Thunder Bay—Atikokan L)
Mrs. Carol Mitchell (Huron—Bruce L)
Mr. David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie L)
Mrs. Joyce Savoline (Burlington PC)
Substitutions / Membres remplaçants
Mr. Vic Dhillon (Brampton West / Brampton-Ouest L)
Also taking part / Autres participants et participantes
Mr. Paul Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek / Hamilton-Est—Stoney Creek ND)
Clerk / Greffier
Mr. Trevor Day
Staff / Personnel
Mr. Ray McLellan, research officer,
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