The committee met at 1500 in committee room 2 and by video conference.

Committee business

The Chair (Ms. Natalia Kusendova): I’d like to call this meeting of the Standing Committee on Social Policy to order. We are here to consider committee process with respect to Bill 202, which was referred to the committee on October 6, 2020.

I believe we have a motion by the government. Go ahead, MPP Harris.

Mr. Mike Harris: I move that the committee enter a closed session for the purpose of organizing committee business and that the broadcasting staff be permitted to remain in the closed session meeting for the purpose of operating the electronic meeting technology, including facilitating the unmuting of members’ microphones.

The Chair (Ms. Natalia Kusendova): Thank you very much. Are members ready to vote? All in favour, please raise your hand or say “aye.” All opposed, please raise your hand. I declare this motion carried.

We will now move into a closed session.

The committee continued in closed session at 1501.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL POLICY

Chair / Présidente

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

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. Aris Babikian (Scarborough–Agincourt PC)

Mr. Aris Babikian (Scarborough–Agincourt PC)

Mr. Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre / Niagara-Centre ND)

Ms. Amy Fee (Kitchener South–Hespeler / Kitchener-Sud–Hespeler PC)

Mr. Michael Gravelle (Thunder Bay–Superior North / Thunder Bay–Supérieur-Nord L)

Mr. Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre / Ottawa-Centre ND)

Mr. Mike Harris (Kitchener–Conestoga PC)

Ms. Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)

Mrs. Belinda C. Karahalios (Cambridge IND)

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

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

Mrs. Robin Martin (Eglinton–Lawrence PC)

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

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mrs. Jennifer (Jennie) Stevens (St. Catharines ND)

Clerk / Greffière

Ms. Tanzima Khan

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Jason Apostolopoulos, research officer,
Research Services