STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
CONTENTS
MONDAY 3 MAY 1993
Election of Chair
Election of Vice-Chair
Appointment of subcommittee
STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
*Chair / Président: Huget, Bob (Sarnia ND)
*Vice-Chair / Vice-Président: Cooper, Mike (Kitchener-Wilmot ND)
Conway, Sean G. (Renfrew North/-Nord L)
Fawcett, Joan M. (Northumberland L)
Jordan, Leo (Lanark-Renfrew PC)
*Klopp, Paul (Huron ND)
*Murdock, Sharon (Sudbury ND)
*Offer, Steven (Mississauga North/-Nord L)
*Turnbull, David (York Mills PC)
Waters, Daniel (Muskoka-Georgian Bay/Muskoka-Baie-Georgienne ND)
Wilson, Gary (Kingston and The Islands/Kingston et Les Îles ND)
*Wood, Len (Cochrane North/-Nord ND)
*In attendance / présents
Clerk / Greffière: Manikel, Tannis
Staff / Personnel: Anderson, Anne, research officer, Legislative Research Service
The committee met at 1548 in committee room 1.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
Clerk of the Committee (Ms Tannis Manikel): If we're ready to start, we'll go ahead. Honourable members, it's my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominees?
Mr Mike Cooper (Kitchener-Wilmot): I'd like to nominate Bob Huget.
Clerk of the Committee: Mr Cooper has nominated Mr Huget. Are there any further?
Mr David Turnbull (York Mills): I certainly would have and did nominate somebody, but we know that this is not a democratic process, so I will not be participating in this vote.
Clerk of the Committee: Are there any further nominations? There being no further nominations, I declare the nominations closed and Mr Huget elected Chair.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR
The Chair (Mr Bob Huget): Are there any nominations for the position of Vice-Chair?
Mr Len Wood (Cochrane North): I'd like to nominate Mike Cooper as Vice-Chair.
The Chair: Mr Cooper is nominated. Any other nominations? No further nominations. I declare Mr Cooper Vice-Chair.
I wish to make a very brief comment before we continue on with business. I know that during the last time this committee was in session there was some discussion as to whether or not I could conduct my duties without conflict of interest. As most of you know, I have chaired this committee in the past and have acted as Vice-Chair of this committee as well and have always done so in an impartial fashion. Should there be any business that comes before this committee that would create the perception of unfairness or create the perception of conflict, I will most certainly step aside and allow the Vice-Chair to do my duties.
Mr Cooper, you have a motion?
APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE
Mr Cooper: Yes. 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 a report to the committee on the business of the committee; that substitution be permitted on the subcommittee; that the presence of all members of the subcommittee is necessary to constitute a meeting: and that the subcommittee be composed of the following members: Mr Huget, the Chair, Mr Cooper, Mr Offer and Mr Turnbull.
The Chair: Thank you, Mr Cooper. Any discussion on Mr Cooper's motion? All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.
Mr Offer, are you able to attend a subcommittee meeting today, if it's brief?
Mr Steven Offer (Mississauga North): Right now, yes. I have to leave at 4.
The Chair: Okay. Thank you. Then we'll adjourn the committee and call a subcommittee meeting immediately following.
The committee adjourned at 1551.