CONTENTS
<A NAME = "PARA2"></A>Thursday 24 January 1991
Subcommittee Report
Adjournment
STANDING COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Chair: Runciman, Robert W. (Leeds-Grenville PC)
Vice-Chair: McLean, Allan K. (Simcoe East PC)
Bradley, James J. (St. Catharines L)
Frankford, Robert (Scarborough East NDP)
Grandmaître, Bernard (Ottawa East L)
Haslam, Karen (Perth NDP)
Hayes, Pat (Essex-Kent NDP)
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South L)
Silipo, Tony (Dover court NDP)
Stockwell, Chris (Etobicoke West PC)
Waters, Daniel (Muskoka-Georgian Bay NDP)
Wiseman, Jim (Durham West NDP)
Clerk: Arnott, Douglas
Staff: McNaught, Andrew, Research Officer, Legislative Research Service
The committee met at 1155 in committee room 1.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
The Chair: The only item of business we have before us in this open session of the committee today is the report of the subcommittee. I am going to ask the clerk to read the report. As we indicated earlier, it is deemed to have been accepted. It is not something we are going to debate, but if anyone wishes to make comments or observations, we will certainly allow them.
Clerk of the Committee: "Your subcommittee met this day, pursuant to standing order 104(g), to consider the selection of intended appointees for committee review.
"Your subcommittee advises that, notwithstanding paragraphs 3 and 5 of standing order 104(g), it has selected the following for review:
"Selections of official opposition, Tuesday 29 January 1991 at 1 pm: Nick McCombie for up to 45 minutes; Andrew S. Brandt for up to 45 minutes; Madeline I. Hardy for up to 45 minutes; Bill Eckert for up to 45 minutes.
"Selections of third party, Wednesday 30 January at 11 am: Maitland R. Warder for up to one and a half hours; Greta A. McGillivray for up to one and a half hours.
"Selection of government party: Andrew S. Brandt, previously selected and scheduled."
The Chair: That is the report of your subcommittee. Any questions or comments?
Mr McLean: I move the adoption of the report. Is that in order?
The Chair: No. Is it necessary, Doug?
Clerk of the Committee: No.
The Chair: Any further discussion before we adjourn for the week?
Mr Bradley: Just as a comment, I will not be here for that session, but to keep in mind what Tony had to say, there is a good example. We have people coming in to be interviewed, some of whom will be much more used to dealing with a committee and perhaps able to sustain questions of a certain kind than others. In other words, Andy Brandt, if he comes before the committee, has been before committees. He is going to be expert, he is going to be good and he will handle himself well.
It simply points out what Tony had to say about how it is more difficult for people who have not appeared before a committee and are coming in to be, for want of a better word, interrogated. I will have to remind myself of that when I am around here when they are coming in, because next week sets out an example. Some people I think are former directors of education. They all have a great line, those people, otherwise they would not be directors. Then you have got people who are regular people, as Marilyn always said she was a regular person, not a banker or something like that.
The Chair: One final thing: Doug can review the schedule so everyone knows what hours we are operating on next week.
Clerk of the Committee: The committee would not be meeting Monday afternoon, would not be meeting Tuesday morning, and will meet Thursday afternoon only if business is scheduled between now and then.
The Chair: Our first session will begin on Tuesday at 1 o'clock.
Ms Churley: I just wanted to say it has been a pleasure subbing here today and I wish you good luck in your interviews.
The Chair: Thank you very much. Come back any time.
The committee adjourned at 11:58.