The committee met at 0906 in room 151 and by video conference.

Subcommittee report

The Chair (Mr. Taras Natyshak): We are going to discuss the report of the subcommittee that met on December 7, 2021, and recommends that the following sections of the 2021 Annual Report—

Interjection.

The Chair (Mr. Taras Natyshak): Oh, someone needs to read this as a motion. Madame Gélinas.

M^me France Gélinas: Your subcommittee on committee business met on December 7, 2021, and recommends the following:

That the following sections of the 2021 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario be reviewed by the committee:

—Value-for-Money Audit: COVID-19 Economic Response and Supports for Businesses;

—Value-for-Money Audit: COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment Supply;

—Value-for-Money Audit: Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council; and

—Value-for-Money Audit: Outpatient Surgeries.

I move the adoption.

The Chair (Mr. Taras Natyshak): Any debate on those selections from the subcommittee? All those in favour of those selections? Any opposed? Seeing none, the motion carries. Thanks to the subcommittee for their diligent work on the selection.

Now we move into closed session.

The committee continued in closed session from 0908 to 1009.

The Chair (Mr. Taras Natyshak): We’re back in open session. Michael Parsa?

Mr. Michael Parsa: I move that the committee enter closed session for the purposes of considering the matters related to the Speaker’s warrants for the disclosure of documents from Laurentian University, and that only members, designates appointed by the government and official opposition, and assembly support staff be permitted in the closed session meeting.

The Chair (Mr. Taras Natyshak): Okay, the motion is on the table. Any discussion, debate? We will vote on the motion. All those in favour of the motion? All those opposed? The motion carries.

We’ll now move into closed session.

The committee continued in closed session at 1009.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Chair / Président

Mr. Taras Natyshak (Essex ND)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

Ms. Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)

Mr. Deepak Anand (Mississauga–Malton PC)

Mr. Toby Barrett (Haldimand–Norfolk PC)

Ms. Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale ND)

Mr. Stephen Blais (Orléans L)

Mr. Stephen Crawford (Oakville PC)

Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto (Mississauga–Lakeshore PC)

Ms. Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)

Mr. Michael Mantha (Algoma–Manitoulin ND)

Mr. Taras Natyshak (Essex ND)

Mr. Michael Parsa (Aurora–Oak Ridges–Richmond Hill PC)

Mr. Amarjot Sandhu (Brampton West / Brampton-Ouest PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Robert Bailey (Sarnia–Lambton PC)

Ms. Goldie Ghamari (Carleton PC)

M^me France Gélinas (Nickel Belt ND)

Mr. Logan Kanapathi (Markham–Thornhill PC)

Mr. Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre / London-Centre-Nord ND)

Mrs. Robin Martin (Eglinton–Lawrence PC)

Mr. Sheref Sabawy (Mississauga–Erin Mills PC)

Mr. Peter Tabuns (Toronto–Danforth ND)

Mr. Jamie West (Sudbury ND)

Also taking part / Autres participants et participantes

Ms. Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Christopher Tyrell

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Dmitry Granovsky, research officer,
Research Services

Mr. Wai Lam (William) Wong, senior parliamentary counsel,
Office of the Clerk