The committee met at 0901 in committee room 1.

Committee business

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Good morning, members. I would like to call this meeting of the Standing Committee on the Interior to order. On the agenda is committee business.

Are there any motions? MPP Yakabuski.

Mr. John Yakabuski: I move that the committee enter closed session for the purposes of organizing committee business.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): MPP Yakabuski has proposed a motion to enter into closed session.

Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? Seeing none, the motion is carried.

Just give us a few minutes to arrange the closed session.

The committee recessed at 0902 and later continued in closed session.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE INTERIOR

Chair / Président

Mr. Aris Babikian (Scarborough–Agincourt PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk–James Bay / Mushkegowuk–Baie James ND)

Mr. Aris Babikian (Scarborough–Agincourt PC)

Mr. Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk–James Bay / Mushkegowuk–Baie James ND)

Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto (Mississauga–Lakeshore PC)

Mr. Andrew Dowie (Windsor–Tecumseh PC)

M^me Dawn Gallagher Murphy (Newmarket–Aurora PC)

Mr. Kevin Holland (Thunder Bay–Atikokan PC)

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

Mrs. Karen McCrimmon (Kanata–Carleton L)

Ms. Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas / Hamilton-Ouest–Ancaster–Dundas ND)

Mr. John Yakabuski (Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke PC)

Clerk / Greffière

Ms. Thushitha Kobikrishna

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Pia Anthony Muttu, research officer,
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