The committee met at 1608 in room 228.

ELECTION OF CHAIR

The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Honourable members, it is my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominations?

Mr. Michael Coteau: I’d like to nominate David Orazietti for Chair of the committee.

The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): Mr. Orazietti, do you accept the nomination?

Mr. David Orazietti: Yes, thank you, Clerk, I do.

The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): Okay. Are there any further nominations?

Mrs. Laura Albanese: I’d like to nominate David Zimmer as Vice-Chair.

Interjection.

Mrs. Laura Albanese: Oh, that’s after? Okay. Sorry.

The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): We’re just dealing with the election of the Chair at the moment.

Mrs. Laura Albanese: Yes.

The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): Are there any further nominations for the position of Chair? There being none, I declare nominations closed and Mr. Orazietti duly elected Chair of the committee.

Will you please take the chair?

Mr. Rosario Marchese: All in favour? Opposed? Okay.

Mr. Bas Balkissoon: A recorded vote for Rosie’s sake.

Interjections.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Thank you, Mr. Marchese, for your support.

ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Good afternoon, everyone. We’ll just go through the other brief items here. Vice-Chair nominations: Any nominations for Vice-Chair?

Mrs. Laura Albanese: I would like to nominate David Zimmer as Vice-Chair of the committee.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Ms. Albanese nominates David Zimmer. Any other nominations?

Mr. Rosario Marchese: Where is David?

Mrs. Laura Albanese: He will accept. That’s why we—

Interjection.

Mrs. Laura Albanese: He hasn’t been well, yes.

Ms. Laurie Scott: Just a point—no other nominations. It’s okay that Ms. Albanese is filling in and she’s been subbed in, so it’s—okay. I just wanted to make sure it was all legal.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): They’ve submitted substitution slips.

Ms. Laurie Scott: So it’s okay.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Absolutely.

Ms. Laurie Scott: Okay, perfect. Thank you.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Thank you for that, Ms. Scott and Ms. Albanese.

Mr. Rosario Marchese: All in favour?

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): All in favour? Opposed? The motion’s carried. Mr. Zimmer will assume the role of Vice-Chair.

APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Appointment of the subcommittee.

Mr. Todd Smith: I would 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: the Chair as Mr. Coteau; Ms. Scott and Mr. Marchese; and that substitution be permitted on the subcommittee.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Thank you, Mr. Smith. Any other comments on that? Seeing none, all in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.

BRIEFING

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Any further business?

The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): The last point on today’s agenda is a short briefing by staff, so if you’ll permit me, I’ll just take a couple of moments—yes?

Mr. Rosario Marchese: Can I recommend, Mr. Chair—is it possible for us to have this short briefing at our next meeting, so that we can get into the debate in the Legislature?

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): If it’s the will of the committee, I don’t see any reason why not.

Mr. Rosario Marchese: Unless there’s something, Sylwia, that you think we need to definitely hear today?

The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): It was intended as a general introduction by me and the research officer. So we’re happy to do it at a later date if—

Mr. Rosario Marchese: If you don’t mind, I’d like to put it off to our next meeting.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Okay, I think we’re all agreed. Thank you very much for offering to do that. We’re looking forward to hearing it at the next meeting.

At this point, the committee is adjourned. Thank you.

The committee adjourned at 1612.

CONTENTS

Wednesday 29 February 2012

Election of Chair G-1

Election of Vice-Chair G-1

Appointment of subcommittee G-1

Briefing G-1

STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Chair / Président

Mr. David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie L)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. David Zimmer (Willowdale L)

Ms. Sarah Campbell (Kenora–Rainy River ND)

Mr. Michael Coteau (Don Valley East / Don Valley-Est L)

Mr. Joe Dickson (Ajax–Pickering L)

Mr. Rosario Marchese (Trinity–Spadina ND)

Mr. David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie L)

Ms. Laurie Scott (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock PC)

Mr. Todd Smith (Prince Edward–Hastings PC)

Mr. Jeff Yurek (Elgin–Middlesex–London PC)

Mr. David Zimmer (Willowdale L)

Clerk / Greffière

Ms. Sylwia Prezezdziecki

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Jerry Richmond, research officer,
Legislative Research Service