STANDING COMMITTEE ON
SOCIAL POLICY
COMITÉ PERMANENT DE
LA POLITIQUE SOCIALE
Tuesday 19 March 2024 Mardi 19 mars 2024
The committee met at 0900 in committee room 2.
Committee business
The Chair (Mr. Steve Clark): Good morning, everyone. The Standing Committee on Social Policy will begin. Are there any motions? Ms. Martin.
Mrs. Robin Martin: I move that the committee enter closed session for the purposes of organizing committee business.
The Chair (Mr. Steve Clark): Any discussion? MPP Sattler.
Ms. Peggy Sattler: I would speak against this motion. I don’t think that we need to move in camera in order to discuss committee business. It’s important to be transparent so that Ontarians understand the decisions that are made by the committee about organizing to receive public input on this bill.
The Chair (Mr. Steve Clark): Any further discussion? All those in favour?
Ms. Peggy Sattler: Recorded vote.
Ayes
Gallagher Murphy, Jordan, Kusendova-Bashta, Martin, Quinn, Wai.
Nays
Brady, Sattler.
The Chair (Mr. Steve Clark): The motion is carried.
We’ll give the opportunity for the room to be cleared and then we’ll begin a closed session. We’ll take a recess.
The committee recessed at 0901 and later continued in closed session.
STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL POLICY
Chair / Président
Mr. Steve Clark (Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes / Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes PC)
Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente
Mme France Gélinas (Nickel Belt ND)
MPP Jill Andrew (Toronto–St. Paul’s ND)
Ms. Bobbi Ann Brady (Haldimand–Norfolk IND)
Mr. Steve Clark (Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes / Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes PC)
Mme Dawn Gallagher Murphy (Newmarket–Aurora PC)
Mme France Gélinas (Nickel Belt ND)
Mr. John Jordan (Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston PC)
Ms. Natalia Kusendova-Bashta (Mississauga Centre / Mississauga-Centre PC)
Mrs. Robin Martin (Eglinton–Lawrence PC)
Mr. Nolan Quinn (Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry PC)
Mr. Adil Shamji (Don Valley East / Don Valley-Est L)
Mrs. Daisy Wai (Richmond Hill PC)
Substitutions / Membres remplaçants
MPP Andrea Hazell (Scarborough-Guildwood L)
Ms. Peggy Sattler (London West / London-Ouest ND)
Clerk / Greffière
Ms. Lesley Flores
Staff / Personnel
Ms. Ellen Wankiewicz, research officer,
Research Services