FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE ACT, 1999 / LOI DE 1999 SUR LA DIVULGATION RELATIVE AUX FRANCHISES

CONTENTS

Wednesday 26 April 2000

Franchise Disclosure Act, 1999, Bill 33, Mr Runciman / Loi de 1999 sur la divulgation relative aux franchises, projet de loi 33, M. Runciman

STANDING COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS

Chair / Présidente
Ms Frances Lankin (Beaches-East York ND)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président
Mr Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North / -Nord PC)

Mr Gilles Bisson (Timmins-James Bay / -Timmins-Baie James ND)
Mrs Claudette Boyer (Ottawa-Vanier L)
Mr Brian Coburn (Carleton-Gloucester PC)
Mr Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North / -Nord PC)
Mr Raminder Gill (Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale PC)
Mr Pat Hoy (Chatham-Kent Essex L)
Ms Frances Lankin (Beaches-East York ND)
Mr Bill Murdoch (Bruce-Grey PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants
Mr Mike Colle (Eglinton-Lawrence L)
Mr Tony Martin (Sault Ste Marie ND)
Mr John O'Toole (Durham PC)


Clerk / Greffière
Ms Anne Stokes

Staff / Personnel
Mr Michael Wood, legislative counsel

The committee met at 1004 in committee room 1.

FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE ACT, 1999 / LOI DE 1999 SUR LA DIVULGATION RELATIVE AUX FRANCHISES

Consideration of Bill 33, An Act to require fair dealing between parties to franchise agreements, to ensure that franchisees have the right to associate and to impose disclosure obligations on franchisors / Projet de loi 33, Loi obligeant les parties aux contrats de franchisage à agir équitablement, garantissant le droit d'association aux franchisés et imposant des obligations en matière de divulgation aux franchiseurs.

The Chair (Ms Frances Lankin): I call the meeting to order. We are here today under order of reference from the House of Tuesday, December 23. Today's business is to begin clause-by-clause of Bill 33, An Act to require fair dealing between parties to franchise agreements, to ensure that franchisees have the right to associate and to impose disclosure obligations on franchisors. Mr Martin?

Mr Tony Martin (Sault Ste Marie): Mr Dunlop looks a little lonesome over there. I think maybe we should just move ahead.

Mr Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North): That's what I was worried about.

Laughter.

Mr Martin: I move to defer the discussion of clause-by-clause on Bill 33 to May 3, 2000, next Wednesday.

The Chair: OK, there's a motion before us. Is there any debate of this motion? Seeing none, all those in favour please indicate. Opposed? Carried.

We'll adjourn and resume next Wednesday, May 3, for clause-by-clause of Bill 33.

The committee adjourned at 1005.