The committee met at 1408 in committee room 2.

ORGANIZATION

The Vice-Chair (Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield): Good afternoon, everyone. It is my pleasure to be able to entertain a motion for Chair. Who has a motion for Chair?

Ms. Sylvia Jones: Who has a motion for Chair?

Mr. Rosario Marchese: Who’s got the motion?

Ms. Dipika Damerla: It would be me, but I’m just trying to figure it out.

The Vice-Chair (Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield): Someone needs to read the motion.

Ms. Dipika Damerla: I move that Grant Crack be Chair of this committee.

The Vice-Chair (Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield): Thank you very much. I have received a motion. Is there any debate?

Seeing no debate, are the members ready to vote?

Ladies and gentlemen, shall the motion carry? Thank you very much.

Mr. Crack, would you like to take the chair?

The Chair (Mr. Grant Crack): Members of the committee, Clerk and legislative counsel, it’s certainly an honour for me to be chosen as Chair of this prestigious committee. I thank you for having the confidence in me and I shall do my best. It will be my first attempt at chairing a committee of the Legislature. So thank you very much and I ask for your patience until we get rolling.

I believe that we need a motion to move in committee—

Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield: Could I make another motion first?

The Chair (Mr. Grant Crack): Yes, Mrs. Cansfield.

Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield: Chair, I’d like to move that the following changes be made to the membership of the subcommittee on committee business: that Mr. Colle be replaced by Ms. Dipika Damerla.

The Chair (Mr. Grant Crack): There’s a motion to replace—

Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield: Mike Colle by Dipika Damerla.

The Chair (Mr. Grant Crack): —Mr. Mike Colle with MPP Dipika Damerla. Any further discussion on the motion? Those in favour? There are none opposed. The motion’s carried.

Mr. Marchese.

Mr. Rosario Marchese: Mr. Chair, I have a motion as well. I move that the following changes be made to the membership of the subcommittee on committee business: Mr. Marchese to be replaced by Ms. Campbell. You will miss me, I know.

Ms. Laurie Scott: We’ve tried. We tried to get Sarah back on. You wouldn’t let us.

Mr. Rosario Marchese: We finally will have her.

The Chair (Mr. Grant Crack): Is there any further discussion on the motion? Those in favour? There are none opposed. The motion’s carried.

Okay, so I understand that we’re going to be moving on to our business of moving into a closed session at this point. I’d like to thank those who are in the audience and request that they vacate the premises.

The committee continued in closed session at 1413.

CONTENTS

Monday 9 September 2013

Organization G-219

STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Chair / Président

Mr. Grant Crack (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell L)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield (Etobicoke Centre / Etobicoke-Centre L)

Ms. Sarah Campbell (Kenora–Rainy River ND)

Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield (Etobicoke Centre / Etobicoke-Centre L)

Mr. Grant Crack (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell L)

Ms. Dipika Damerla (Mississauga East–Cooksville / Mississauga-Est–Cooksville L)

Mr. John Fraser (Ottawa South L)

Ms. Peggy Sattler (London West ND)

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

Mr. Todd Smith (Prince Edward–Hastings PC)

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

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Ms. Sylvia Jones (Dufferin–Caledon PC)

Mr. Michael Harris (Kitchener–Conestoga PC)

Mr. Rosario Marchese (Trinity–Spadina ND)

Mr. John Vanthof (Timiskaming–Cochrane ND)

Clerk / Greffière

Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Jerry Richmond, research officer,
Research Services