The committee met at 0900 in committee room 1.

Election of Chair

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Christopher Tyrell): Good morning, honourable members. It is my duty to call upon you to elect a Chair. Are there any nominations? Mr. Gill.

Mr. Parm Gill: I would like to nominate Mr. Baber as Chair of the committee.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Christopher Tyrell): Mr. Baber, do you accept the nomination?

Mr. Roman Baber: Yes.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Christopher Tyrell): Are there any further nominations? Mr. Yarde.

Mr. Kevin Yarde: I’d like to nominate Gurratan Singh to be appointed to the subcommittee on committee business.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Christopher Tyrell): We are first dealing with the election of the Chair. We will get to the subcommittee shortly, though.

Are there any other nominations for Chair? There being no further nominations, I declare the nominations closed and Mr. Baber elected Chair of the committee. Mr. Baber, if you would please come up.

Election of Vice-Chair

The Chair (Mr. Roman Baber): Good morning, members. It is my duty to entertain a motion for Vice-Chair. Are there any motions? Mr. McDonell.

Mr. Jim McDonell: I move that Ms. Triantafilopoulos be appointed Vice-Chair of the committee.

The Chair (Mr. Roman Baber): Any other nominations? Any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? Motion passed.

Appointment of subcommittee

The Chair (Mr. Roman Baber): I’d like to entertain a motion for appointment of a subcommittee. Mr. Gill.

Mr. Parm Gill: Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Mr. Coe be appointed to the subcommittee on committee business.

The Chair (Mr. Roman Baber): Any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? Carried.

I understand that there is another motion. Mr. Yarde.

Mr. Kevin Yarde: Yes. I move that Mr. Gurratan Singh be appointed to the subcommittee on committee business.

The Chair (Mr. Roman Baber): Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? Carried.

Being that there is no other business, I declare this meeting adjourned.

The committee adjourned at 0904.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE POLICY

Chair / Président

Mr. Roman Baber (York Centre / York-Centre PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

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

Mr. Roman Baber (York Centre / York-Centre PC)

Mr. Will Bouma (Brantford–Brant PC)

Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)

Mr. Parm Gill (Milton PC)

Ms. Natalia Kusendova (Mississauga Centre / Mississauga-Centre PC)

Ms. Suze Morrison (Toronto Centre / Toronto-Centre ND)

Mr. Gurratan Singh (Brampton East / Brampton-Est ND)

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

Mr. Kevin Yarde (Brampton North / Brampton-Nord ND)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Jim McDonell (Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry PC)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Christopher Tyrell

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Andrew McNaught, research officer,
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