The committee met at 0902 in room 151.

Committee business

The Chair (Mr. Ernie Hardeman): Good morning, everyone. I call this meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs to order.

On the agenda for today, we have consideration of committee business. Are there any motions members wish to raise? MPP Crawford.

Mr. Stephen Crawford: Good morning, Chair. I move that the committee enter closed session for the purpose of organizing committee business.

The Chair (Mr. Ernie Hardeman): Is there any debate on the motion? MPP Fife.

Ms. Catherine Fife: Just to be consistent, there’s no need for this committee to go in camera to set some meeting dates for a public document like budget 2023. This is a pattern that the government takes on each and every time. I have no idea what motivates it, but it makes no sense to us, and so we will not be supporting a motion to move in camera, which of course will be lost, but it’s still worth fighting about in our opinion.

The Chair (Mr. Ernie Hardeman): Any further discussion? If not, shall I call the question?

Ms. Catherine Fife: Recorded vote, please.

The Chair (Mr. Ernie Hardeman): A recorded vote is requested.

Ayes

Byers, Coe, Crawford, Dowie, Flack, Dave Smith, David Smith.

Nays

Begum, Fife.

The Chair (Mr. Ernie Hardeman): I declare the motion carried.

We will recess briefly before going into closed session.

The committee recessed at 0904 and later continued in closed session.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Chair / Président

Mr. Ernie Hardeman (Oxford PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

Ms. Catherine Fife (Waterloo ND)

Mr. Deepak Anand (Mississauga–Malton PC)

Ms. Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest / Scarborough-Sud-Ouest ND)

Ms. Stephanie Bowman (Don Valley West / Don Valley-Ouest L)

Ms. Bobbi Ann Brady (Haldimand–Norfolk IND)

Mr. Rick Byers (Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound PC)

Mr. Stephen Crawford (Oakville PC)

Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto (Mississauga–Lakeshore PC)

Mr. Andrew Dowie (Windsor–Tecumseh PC)

Ms. Catherine Fife (Waterloo ND)

Mr. Ernie Hardeman (Oxford PC)

Mr. David Smith (Scarborough Centre / Scarborough-Centre PC)

Ms. Effie J. Triantafilopoulos (Oakville North–Burlington / Oakville-Nord–Burlington PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)

Mr. Rob Flack (Elgin–Middlesex–London PC)

Mr. Dave Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha PC)

Clerk / Greffière

Ms. Vanessa Kattar

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Heather Conklin, research officer,
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