The committee met at 0900 in committee room 2.

Committee business

The Chair (Mr. Brian Riddell): Good morning, everyone. The Standing Committee on Social Policy will now come to order. As always, please wait to be recognized by myself before speaking. All questions and comments need to go through the Chair.

On the agenda this morning is committee business. Are there any motions? We recognize MPP Martin.

Mrs. Robin Martin: I move that the committee enter closed session for the purposes of organizing committee business.

The Chair (Mr. Brian Riddell): Ms. Martin has moved a motion. Is there any debate? We recognize you.

M^me France Gélinas: It never hurts to organize committee business in an open session.

The Chair (Mr. Brian Riddell): I don’t have an issue with that. Does anybody disagree with that?

Mrs. Robin Martin: There’s a motion on the floor, so that’s what we’re going to discuss.

The Chair (Mr. Brian Riddell): Is there any further debate? If none, I will now put the question—

M^me France Gélinas: Recorded vote.

The Chair (Mr. Brian Riddell): Recorded vote. Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry?

Ayes

Barnes, Jordan, Martin, Pierre, Quinn, Rae, Wai.

Nays

Gélinas.

The Chair (Mr. Brian Riddell): The motion is carried.

We will now go into closed session. I will recess the committee until we have cleared the room.

The committee recessed at 0901 and later continued in closed session.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL POLICY

Chair / Président

Mr. Brian Riddell (Cambridge PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

M^me France Gélinas (Nickel Belt ND)

Ms. Patrice Barnes (Ajax PC)

Mr. Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls ND)

M^me France Gélinas (Nickel Belt ND)

Mrs. Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West / Windsor-Ouest ND)

Mr. John Jordan (Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston PC)

Mrs. Robin Martin (Eglinton–Lawrence PC)

Ms. Natalie Pierre (Burlington PC)

Mr. Nolan Quinn (Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry PC)

Mr. Matthew Rae (Perth–Wellington PC)

Mr. Brian Riddell (Cambridge PC)

Mr. Adil Shamji (Don Valley East / Don Valley-Est L)

Mrs. Daisy Wai (Richmond Hill PC)

Clerk / Greffière

Ms. Lesley Flores

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Sandra Lopes, research officer,
Research Services