The committee met at 1300 in committee room 1.

Committee business

The Chair (Ms. Laurie Scott): Good afternoon, everyone. The Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy will now come to order.

We are joined by staff from legislative research, Hansard and broadcasting and recording.

Please wait until I recognize you before starting to speak. As always, all comments should go through the Chair. Are there any questions before we begin?

Seeing none, on today’s agenda is committee business. Are there any motions? MPP Rae, please go ahead.

Mr. Matthew Rae: I move that the committee enter closed session for the purposes of organizing committee business.

The Chair (Ms. Laurie Scott): MPP Rae has moved a motion. Any discussion? Seeing none—okay, MPP Armstrong.

Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong: I just want to make sure the closed session is just to organize the dates and times for the—

The Chair (Ms. Laurie Scott): For committee business, yes.

Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong: Yes—because we weren’t advised. Okay. Thank you.

The Chair (Ms. Laurie Scott): Any further discussion? Seeing none, we will now just give a few minutes—oh, are the members ready to vote? Sorry, we have to vote on this. Are the members ready to vote? All those in favour, please raise your hands. All those opposed, please raise your hands. I declare that the motion is carried.

Now, we’ll take the few minutes so we can move into closed session. Thank you—and I have to gavel.

The committee continued in closed session at 1302.

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)

Mr. Ric Bresee (Hastings–Lennox and Addington PC)

Mr. Rick Byers (Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound PC)

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

Mr. Logan Kanapathi (Markham–Thornhill PC)

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

Mr. Matthew Rae (Perth–Wellington PC)

Mr. Sheref Sabawy (Mississauga–Erin Mills PC)

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

Mr. Dave Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Isaiah Thorning

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Sude Bahar Beltan, research officer,
Research Services