The committee met at 1300 in committee room 1.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Isaiah Thorning): Good afternoon, honourable members. In the absence of the Chair and Vice-Chair, it’s my duty to call upon you to elect an Acting Chair. Are there any nominations? MPP Rae.

Mr. Matthew Rae: I nominate MPP Coe.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Isaiah Thorning): Thank you. Are there any further nominations? MPP Harris.

Mr. Mike Harris: I would also like to nominate member Coe to chair today’s committee.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Isaiah Thorning): Thank you. There being no further nominations, I declare nominations closed and MPP Coe elected Acting Chair of the committee.

Committee business

The Acting Chair (Mr. Lorne Coe): All right. We’re under committee business. MPP Rae, please, when you’re ready.

Mr. Matthew Rae: Motion number 1—I have two today, Chair: I move that the committee enter closed session for the purposes of organizing committee business.

The Acting Chair (Mr. Lorne Coe): Any debate? I don’t see any. Any further business? Are members ready to vote? All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is passed.

The committee continued in closed session at 1303.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CULTURAL POLICY

Chair / Présidente

Ms. Laurie Scott (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong (London–Fanshawe ND)

Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong (London–Fanshawe ND)

Ms. Aislinn Clancy (Kitchener Centre G)

Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)

Mr. Hardeep Singh Grewal (Brampton East / Brampton-Est PC)

Mr. Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre / Ottawa-Centre ND)

Mr. Logan Kanapathi (Markham–Thornhill PC)

Ms. Mary-Margaret McMahon (Beaches–East York L)

Mr. Billy Pang (Markham–Unionville PC)

Mr. Matthew Rae (Perth–Wellington PC)

Mr. Sheref Sabawy (Mississauga–Erin Mills PC)

Ms. Laurie Scott (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Mike Harris (Kitchener–Conestoga PC)

Ms. Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Isaiah Thorning

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Michael Vidoni, research officer,
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