STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
COMITÉ PERMANENT DE L'ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE
Thursday 7 December 2006 Jeudi 7 décembre 2006
The committee met at 1528 in committee room 1.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
The Vice-Chair (Mr. Mario G. Racco): Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. Honourable members, it is my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Is there any nomination on the left? Do I have a nomination?
Mr. Ernie Hardeman (Oxford): I think the party on the right was going to nominate someone from the party on the left.
The Vice-Chair: Let's find out. On my right side, which is the government side, do I have a nomination?
Ms. Jennifer F. Mossop (Stoney Creek): I would like to nominate my colleague Mr. McMeekin as Chair.
The Vice-Chair: On the right side.
Ms. Mossop: Yes.
The Vice-Chair: Do I have any other nominations for Chair?
Mr. Rosario Marchese (Trinity-Spadina): No.
The Vice-Chair: Mr. Marchese said no. I think we can take that.
Any other nomination for Chair, for the second time? For the last time, is there any other nomination?
Seeing none, I will declare Ted McMeekin the new Chair.
At this time, Mr. Chair, would you please come and take this very honourable chair so that you can continue the meeting. Thank you.
The Chair (Mr. Ted McMeekin): I have big shoes to fill here. Thanks to my nominator and all who supported me.
APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE
The Chair: The next item, members of the committee, is the appointment of a very important subcommittee on committee business. As we all know, that's really where a lot of the important procedural things --
Mr. Marchese: I volunteer.
The Chair: Is there a motion?
Mrs. Linda Jeffrey (Brampton Centre): I have a subcommittee motion.
The Chair: Mrs. Jeffrey has a motion.
Mrs. Jeffrey: Thank you, Mr. Chair, and congratulations; a wise choice.
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 subcommittee be composed of the following members: the Chair as chair; Ms. Mossop; Mr. Hardeman; and Mr. Marchese; and
That the presence of all members of the subcommittee is necessary to constitute a meeting.
The Chair: Very good. We've had a motion duly moved. All those in favour? Carried.
Any other business? There being none, we are adjourned.
The committee adjourned at 1531.
CONTENTS
Thursday 7 December 2006
Organization M-281
STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Chair / Président
Mr. Ted McMeekin (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot L)
Vice-Chair / Vice-Président
Mr. Mario G. Racco (Thornhill L)
Mr. Ernie Hardeman (Oxford PC)
Mrs. Linda Jeffrey (Brampton Centre / Brampton-Centre L)
Mr. Rosario Marchese (Trinity-Spadina ND)
Mr. Ted McMeekin (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot L)
Mr. Norm Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka PC)
Ms. Jennifer F. Mossop (Stoney Creek L)
Mr. Tim Peterson (Mississauga South / Mississauga-Sud L)
Mr. Shafiq Qaadri (Etobicoke North / Etobicoke-Nord L)
Mr. Mario G. Racco (Thornhill L)
Clerk / Greffière
Ms. Tonia Grannum
Staff / Personnel
Mr. Philip Kaye, research officer,
Research and Information Services;
Mr. Peter Sibenik, procedural clerk,
Journals and Procedural Research