STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
COMITÉ PERMANENT DES AFFAIRES GOUVERNEMENTALES
Wednesday 8 August 2018 Mercredi 8 août 2018
The committee met at 1600 in room 151.
Election of Chair
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. William Short): Good afternoon, honourable members. It is my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominations? Mr. Kramp.
Mr. Daryl Kramp: I nominate Mr. Smith, the member for Peterborough–Kawartha, as Chair of this committee.
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. William Short): Are there any further nominations?
Mr. Chris Glover: I nominate—never mind.
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. William Short): Seeing no further nominations, I declare the nominations closed and Mr. Smith, Peterborough–Kawartha, elected as Chair of the committee in absentia.
Election of Vice-Chair
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. William Short): We’ll move now to the election of the Vice-Chair. Do I have any nominations? Mr. Sandhu.
Mr. Amarjot Sandhu: I nominate Ms. Kusendova as our Vice-Chair.
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. William Short): Ms. Kusendova, do you accept the nomination?
Ms. Natalia Kusendova: I do.
The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. William Short): Any further nominations? Seeing none, I declare the nominations closed and Ms. Kusendova elected as Vice-Chair.
Appointment of subcommittee
The Vice-Chair (Ms. Natalia Kusendova): Mr. Coe, can you present the motion?
Mr. Lorne Coe: Thank you, Chair. 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: the Chair as Chair, Ms. Hogarth and Ms. Stevens; and
That substitution be permitted on the subcommittee.
The Vice-Chair (Ms. Natalia Kusendova): Any debate? Seeing none, all those in favour? All those opposed? Carried.
We’re going to go in camera now for a committee briefing.
The committee continued in closed session at 1603.
STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Chair / Président
Mr. Dave Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha PC)
Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente
Ms. Natalia Kusendova (Mississauga Centre / Mississauga-Centre PC)
Ms. Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale ND)
Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)
Mr. Chris Glover (Spadina–Fort York ND)
Ms. Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)
Mr. Logan Kanapathi (Markham–Thornhill PC)
Mr. Daryl Kramp (Hastings–Lennox and Addington PC)
Ms. Natalia Kusendova (Mississauga Centre / Mississauga-Centre PC)
Mr. Amarjot Sandhu (Brampton West / Brampton-Ouest PC)
Mr. Mike Schreiner (Guelph G)
Mr. Dave Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha PC)
Mrs. Jennifer (Jennie) Stevens (St. Catharines ND)
Clerk / Greffier
Mr. William Short
Staff / Personnel
Mr. Michael Vidoni, research officer,
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