The committee met at 0903 in room 151

Subcommittee report

The Chair (Ms. Ann Hoggarth): Good morning. Today’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is to consider the subcommittee report on how we will address Bill 148, An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and to make related amendments to other Acts.

Does a member of the subcommittee wish to read the report into the record and move its adoption? MPP Colle.

Mr. Mike Colle: Okay, this is the report from the subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Your subcommittee on committee business met on Tuesday, October 24, and Wednesday, October 25, 2017, to consider the method of proceeding with Bill 148, An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and to make related amendments to other Acts, and recommends the following:

(1) That the Chair, on behalf of the committee, send a request to the House leaders to authorize the committee to meet at Queen’s Park from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, October 30 and from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, for the purpose of holding public hearings on the bill.

(2) That the committee meet at Queen’s Park from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2017, for the purpose of holding public hearings on the bill.

(3) That the deadline for requests to appear on Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31, 2017, shall be 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 26, 2017.

(4) That the Clerk of the Committee provide the subcommittee members or their designate the list of interested presenters for Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31, 2017, by 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 26, 2017.

(5) That if all requests to appear cannot be accommodated for Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31, 2017, each of the subcommittee members or their designate supply the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of witnesses chosen from the Clerk’s list by 10 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 2017.

(6) That the deadline for requests to appear on Thursday, November 2, 2017, shall be 5 p.m. on Monday, October 30, 2017.

(7) That the Clerk of the Committee provide the subcommittee members or their designate the list of interested presenters for Thursday, November 2, 2017, by 6 p.m. on Monday, October 30, 2017.

(8) That if all requests to appear cannot be accommodated for Thursday, November 2, 2017, each of the subcommittee members or their designate supply the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of witnesses chosen from the Clerk’s list by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.

(9) That the Clerk of the Committee provide the subcommittee members with preliminary agendas of scheduled presenters for Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31, 2017, by 3 p.m. on Friday, October 27, 2017.

(10) That the Clerk of the Committee provide the subcommittee members with a preliminary agenda of scheduled presenters for Thursday, November 2, 2017, by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.

(11) That the Clerk of the Committee, with the authorization of the Chair, post information regarding the public hearings on the Ontario parliamentary channel, on the Legislative Assembly’s website and with Canada NewsWire.

(12) That the Clerk of the Committee identify media outlets or other vehicles of communication that would inform indigenous communities of the hearings and give notice of public hearings to such media outlets, if possible.

(13) That each witness will receive up to five minutes for their presentation followed by nine minutes for questions from committee members, divided evenly by caucus.

(14) That the deadline for written submissions be 5 p.m. on Friday, November 3, 2017.

(15) That the research officer provide a summary of oral presentations to the committee by Monday, November 13, 2017.

(16) That the research officer provide a summary of written submissions to the committee by Monday, November 20, 2017.

(17) That the deadline for filing amendments to the bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12 noon on Wednesday, November 8, 2017.

(18) That the committee meet from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2017, for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill.

Just one point of clarification: I thought we had agreed on 2:30 to 6 p.m. to give the member from Welland possible time.

Ms. Cindy Forster: That’s right.

Mr. John Yakabuski: On November 2.

Ms. Cindy Forster: That was on November 2.

Mr. Mike Colle: Okay, on the 2nd. Okay, that’s done.

The Chair (Ms. Ann Hoggarth): Is there any debate?

Mr. Mike Colle: And I move this motion.

The Chair (Ms. Ann Hoggarth): MPP Colle has moved adoption.

MPP Forster.

Ms. Cindy Forster: Going to number 9, I thought we were going to get a preliminary list today so that when we have to respond by 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, we actually can figure that out, as opposed to getting it at 3 p.m., kind of after the fact.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Eric Rennie): Yes, so the difference between those two points is that earlier on in the subcommittee report, it does say that I would provide the subcommittee members with the list of interested presenters. Number 9 refers to preliminary agendas for how many people we are able to schedule up until that point in the day.

Ms. Cindy Forster: Okay. So we are getting the list today.

The Chair (Ms. Ann Hoggarth): You are getting them.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Eric Rennie): Yes.

The Chair (Ms. Ann Hoggarth): Okay?

Ms. Cindy Forster: Yes.

The Chair (Ms. Ann Hoggarth): Any further discussion or debate?

MPP Colle has asked that we vote. All those in favour? All those opposed? It’s carried.

Any other questions or concerns? We’re adjourned.

The committee adjourned at 0910.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Chair / Présidente

Ms. Ann Hoggarth (Barrie L)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. Han Dong (Trinity–Spadina L)

Mr. Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre / Etobicoke-Centre L)

Mr. Toby Barrett (Haldimand–Norfolk PC)

Mr. Mike Colle (Eglinton–Lawrence L)

Mr. Han Dong (Trinity–Spadina L)

Mr. Victor Fedeli (Nipissing PC)

Ms. Ann Hoggarth (Barrie L)

Ms. Harinder Malhi (Brampton–Springdale L)

Mrs. Cristina Martins (Davenport L)

Mr. John Vanthof (Timiskaming–Cochrane ND)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Granville Anderson (Durham L)

Ms. Cindy Forster (Welland ND)

Mr. Lou Rinaldi (Northumberland–Quinte West L)

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

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Eric Rennie

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Sandra Lopes, research officer,
Research Services