Assemblée législative de l'Ontario

The committee met at 0901 in room 151.

TONUM LTD. ACT, 2010

Consideration of Bill Pr41, An Act to revive Tonum Ltd.

The Chair (Mr. Michael Prue): We will call the meeting to order. We’re here for the consideration of one bill: Bill Pr41, An Act to revive Tonum Ltd. The sponsor is MPP Peter Shurman, and I understand the applicant is Robert L. Jenkins. Is that correct?

Mr. Robert Jenkins: Yes.

The Chair (Mr. Michael Prue): Okay. Mr. Shurman, the floor is yours.

Mr. Peter Shurman: Thank you, Chair, and good morning, members of the committee. I’m here for only one purpose and that is to introduce Mr. Jenkins. Robert L. Jenkins is the solicitor for his client, Tonum Ltd., if it should be reactivated under this bill, Bill Pr41. Mr. Jenkins, you can address the committee.

Mr. Robert Jenkins: This is a straightforward matter in the sense that this corporation was active up until July 2008 when my client, Mr. Skourides, who’s an architect, dissolved the corporation. What he forgot was that it was a plaintiff in a lawsuit. We came to a settlement in September 2008, which was embodied in a judgment in October 2009, and Mr. Skourides needs to enforce the judgment, which means the transfer of eight parcels of a condominium land corporation in Peterborough. Other than that, the corporation probably has no purpose, at this point anyway.

The Chair (Mr. Michael Prue): Any questions of the applicant? Mr. Miller.

Mr. Paul Miller: So the transfer of the properties was to settle the lien against the property?

Mr. Robert Jenkins: No. My client was an architect. He instituted the construction lien action, and as part of the settlement process, the owner of the land, who was the defendant, agreed to transfer eight lots in this development in Peterborough—

Mr. Paul Miller: To the architect.

Mr. Robert Jenkins: To the architect or his corporation.

Mr. Paul Miller: In lieu of payment?

Mr. Robert Jenkins: Yes, that’s correct.

The Chair (Mr. Michael Prue): Any other questions? No other questions.

Are there any other interested parties to the matter? Seeing none, are the members ready to vote?

Shall section 1 carry? Carried.

Shall section 2 carry? Carried.

Shall section 3 carry? Carried.

Shall the preamble carry? Carried.

Shall the title carry?

Mr. Jeff Leal: Absolutely.

The Chair (Mr. Michael Prue): Carried.

Shall the bill carry? Carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House? Agreed? Agreed.

Mr. Paul Miller: Mr. Chairman, sorry—

The Chair (Mr. Michael Prue): Go ahead.

Mr. Paul Miller: The member said “absolutely.” Was that an extra?

The Chair (Mr. Michael Prue): No, I think he was just so enthused—

Mr. Paul Miller: So enthused that—okay, I just wanted to know.

Interjection.

The Chair (Mr. Michael Prue): The matter is concluded. Meeting adjourned.

The committee adjourned at 0903.

CONTENTS

Wednesday 27 October 2010

Tonum Ltd. Act, 2010, Bill Pr41, Mr. Shurman T-51

Mr. Robert Jenkins

Mr. Peter Shurman

STANDING COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS

Chair / Président

Mr. Michael Prue (Beaches–East York ND)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. Paul Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek / Hamilton-Est–Stoney Creek ND)

Mr. David Caplan (Don Valley East / Don Valley-Est L)

Mr. Kim Craitor (Niagara Falls L)

Mr. Jeff Leal (Peterborough L)

Mr. Gerry Martiniuk (Cambridge PC)

Mr. Paul Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek / Hamilton-Est–Stoney Creek ND)

Mr. Bill Murdoch (Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound PC)

Mr. Michael Prue (Beaches–East York ND)

Mr. Lou Rinaldi (Northumberland–Quinte West L)

Mr. Tony Ruprecht (Davenport L)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Katch Koch

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Susan Klein, legislative counsel