CONTENTS
Monday 11 May 1998
Election of Chair1
Election of Vice-Chair1
Appointment of subcommittee1
STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
CHAIR / PRÉSIDENTE
MRS BRENDA ELLIOTT (GUELPH PC)
VICE-CHAIR / VICE-PRÉSIDENT
MR PETER L. PRESTON (BRANT-HALDIMAND PC)
MR DAVID CHRISTOPHERSON (HAMILTON CENTRE / -CENTRE ND)
MR TED CHUDLEIGH (HALTON NORTH / -NORD PC)
MR SEAN G. CONWAY (RENFREW NORTH / -NORD L)
MRS BRENDA ELLIOTT (GUELPH PC)
MR DOUG GALT (NORTHUMBERLAND PC)
MR JOHN HASTINGS (ETOBICOKE-REXDALE PC)
MR PAT HOY (ESSEX-KENT L)
MR BART MAVES (NIAGARA FALLS PC)
MR PETER L. PRESTON (BRANT-HALDIMAND PC)
SUBSTITUTIONS / MEMBRES REMPLAÇANTS
MR WILLIAM SAUNDERSON (EGLINTON PC)
CLERK / GREFFIÈRE
MS DONNA BRYCE
STAFF / PERSONNEL
MR LEWIS YEAGER, RESEARCH OFFICER, LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SERVICE
The committee met at 1528 in committee room 1.
ELECTION OF CHAIR
Clerk of the Committee (Ms Donna Bryce): Honourable members, it's my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominations?
Mr William Saunderson (Eglinton): Yes, there are. I would like to nominate Mrs Elliott, the MPP for Guelph.
Clerk of the Committee: Are there any further nominations? There being none, I declare the nominations closed and Mrs Elliott elected Chair. Mrs Elliott, if you would like to take your seat. Congratulations.
The Chair (Mrs Brenda Elliott): Thank you, colleagues.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR
The Chair: I then ask for nominations for Vice-Chair. Are there any nominations?
Mr David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre): I nominate Mr Preston.
Mr Doug Galt (Northumberland): Could I second that?
The Chair: Dr Galt seconds that nomination. Seeing no further nominations, I declare the nominations closed and Mr Preston elected as Vice-Chair.
APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE
The Chair: Our third order of business is to call for a motion to appoint a business subcommittee.
Mr Pat Hoy (Essex-Kent): 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 presence of all members of the subcommittee is necessary to constitute a meeting; and that the subcommittee be composed of the following members: Mrs Elliott as chair, Mr Galt, Mr Hoy and Mr Christopherson; and that any member may designate a substitute member on the subcommittee who is of the same recognized party.
The Chair: Is there any discussion on this motion, colleagues?
Seeing none, all those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.
Any further business?
Mr Christopherson: It's just not the same without demonstrators.
The Chair: You know what? Give us time.
Mr Peter L. Preston (Brant-Haldimand): I move we adjourn.
The Chair: There's a motion to adjourn, colleagues. We are adjourned to be called at the will of the Chair.
The committee adjourned at 1531.