Status of committee business

Status of Business	État des travaux
2^nd Session, 42^ndParliament	2^esession, 42^e législature
[October 20, 2021]
Section 3	Section 3
Committees	Comités

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

GENERAL

1. Appointments, orders of reference, authority, membership and general provisions – See Standing Orders 5(a), (c), 103 through 110 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly (September 2021).

2. That Rick Nicholls, Member for the Electoral District of Chatham-Kent—Leamington, be appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole House;

That Lisa Gretzky, Member for the Electoral District of Windsor West, be appointed First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House;

That Percy Hatfield, Member for the Electoral District of Windsor—Tecumseh be appointed Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; and

That Jennifer French, Member for the Electoral District of Oshawa, be appointed Third Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House – July 18, 2018 [1^st Session].

3. That the Order of the House dated July 18, 2018 be rescinded, and that Bill Walker, Member for the Electoral District of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, be appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole House;

That Lisa Gretzky, Member for the Electoral District of Windsor West, be appointed First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House;

That Percy Hatfield, Member for the Electoral District of Windsor—Tecumseh, be appointed Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; and

That Jennifer French, Member for the Electoral District of Oshawa, be appointed Third Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House – October 5, 2021.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

Chair: Mr. Nicholls – appointed July 18, 2018 [1^st Session].

(appointment rescinded October 5, 2021).

Mr. Walker – appointed October 5, 2021.

First Deputy Chair: Mrs. Gretzky – appointed July 18, 2018 [1^st Session].

(appointment rescinded October 5, 2021).

Mrs. Gretzky – appointed October 5, 2021.

Second Deputy Chair: Mr. Hatfield – appointed July 18, 2018 [1^st Session].

(appointment rescinded October 5, 2021).

Mr. Hatfield – appointed October 5, 2021.

Third Deputy Chair: Ms. French – appointed July 18, 2018 [1^st Session].

(appointment rescinded October 5, 2021).

Ms. French – appointed October 5, 2021.

§ That the Order of the House dated July 18, 2018 be rescinded, and that Bill Walker be appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; Lisa Gretzky be appointed First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; Percy Hatfield be appointed Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; and Jennifer French be appointed Third Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House – October 5, 2021.

Public Bills and matters referred and reports presented:

SELECT COMMITTEES

GENERAL

1. Orders of reference, authority and general provisions – See Standing Orders 111 through 134 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly (September 2021).

2. That a Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight be appointed to receive oral reports from the Premier or his designate(s) on any extensions of emergency orders by the Lieutenant Governor in Council related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rationale for those extensions; and

That the Committee shall have a membership of up to eleven Members, comprised as follows:

• Up to seven members of the Government party

• Up to three members of the Official Opposition

• Up to one Independent Member; and

That the House Leaders of each of the Recognized Parties shall indicate in writing to the Clerk of the House, their Party’s membership on the Committee; and

That the Government House Leader, in consultation with the Independent Members, shall indicate in writing to the Clerk of the House, the Independent Member on the Committee; and

That the deadline for indicating Committee Membership with the Clerk of the House shall be Thursday, August 20, 2020; and

That the Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair as follows:

• Up to 30 minutes for the Premier or his designate(s) to make an opening statement

• Up to 60 minutes for Members of the recognized Parties to pose questions to the Premier or his designate(s) in 3 rounds of 10 minutes for each Party

• Up to 10 minutes for the Independent Member to pose questions to the Premier or his designate(s) in 2 rounds of 5 minutes each

• Report writing in closed session; and

That the Clerk of the Committee shall convene the first meeting of the Committee no later than Thursday, August 27, 2020 to elect a Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee, but no Sub-committee shall be appointed; and

That for business conducted under this order of reference, the provisions of Standing Orders 38 (b), (c), and (d) and 134 (c) and (d) shall be suspended.

That the Committee is authorized to present interim reports summarizing each hearing to the House, or deposit interim reports with the Clerk if the Legislature is not in session; and

That the Committee’s final report shall be a compilation of all interim reports; and

That the Committee shall be dissolved 30 days following the Government House Leader indicating in writing to the Speaker that the Committee is no longer required; and

That the Committee’s final report shall be tabled in the House, or deposited with the Clerk if the Legislature is not in session, before the Committee is dissolved; and

That if the Committee fails to meet this deadline the cumulative interim reports shall be deemed to be the Committee’s final report and deemed to be tabled on the date that the Committee is dissolved; and

That an Order shall be placed on the Orders and Notices Paper for discussion of the Final Report of the Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight following its presentation to the House – July 15, 2020 [1^st Session].

3. That the Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight be reappointed with the same mandate and membership that existed prior to the prorogation of the 1^stSession of the 42^nd Parliament, and that it resume its business at the same stage of progress as at prorogation – October 7, 2021.

4. That the following changes be made to membership of the following Committees: On the Standing Committee on Estimates, Ms. Park replaces Ms. Skelly, Miss Mitas replaces Ms. McKenna; and

On the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr. Hardeman replaces Mr. Sandhu, Mr. Bouma replaces Mr. Cho (Willowdale), Mr. Crawford replaces Mr. Piccini; and

On the Standing Committee on General Government, Mr. Kanapathi replaces Ms. Ghamari, Mr. Bouma replaces Mr. Crawford; and

On the Standing Committee on Government Agencies, Mr. Yakabuski replaces Mr. Bouma, Mr. Anand replaces Mr. Nicholls; and

On the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, Ms. Hogarth replaces Mr. Bouma, Mr. McDonell replaces Mr. Gill, Ms. Skelly replaces Ms. Park, Mr. Pettapiece replaces Mrs. Tangri; and

On the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Mr. Sandhu replaces Mr. Kramp; and

On the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills, Mr. Babikian replaces Mr. Kanapathi, Mr. Coe replaces Mr. Bouma; and

On the Standing Committee on Social Policy, Mr. Yurek replaces Ms. Hogarth, Mr. Anand and Mrs. Karahalios are removed; and

On the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly, Ms. Scott replaces Mr. Rasheed, Ms. Ghamari replaces Miss Mitas, Mr. Yurek replaces Ms. Skelly, Mr. Kanapathi is removed; and

On the Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight, Ms. Skelly replaces Ms. Park – October 20, 2021.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT

Membership:

Membership appointed by written notification of the House Leaders of the Recognized Parties on August 18, 2020, pursuant to the Order of the House dated July 15, 2020 [1^st Session].

Mr. Bailey

Mr. Bisson

Mr. Fraser

Ms. Hogarth

Mr. Kramp

Mrs. Martin

Mr. Oosterhoff

Ms. Park (to October 20, 2021)

Mr. Rakocevic

Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre)

Ms. Skelly – from October 20, 2021

Ms. Triantafilopoulos

Chair: Mr. Kramp – elected August 24, 2020 [1^st Session].

Vice-Chair: Mr. Rakocevic – elected August 24, 2020 [1^st Session].

§ Motion to appoint and terms of reference – July 15, 2020 [1^st Session].

§ Motion to reappoint with the same mandate and membership that existed prior to the prorogation of the 1^stSession of the 42^nd Parliament and that business resume at the same stage of progress as at prorogation – October 7, 2021.

§ Committee membership revised – October 20, 2021.

That a Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight be appointed to receive oral reports from the Premier or his designate(s) on any extensions of emergency orders by the Lieutenant Governor in Council related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rationale for those extensions; and

That the Committee shall have a membership of up to eleven Members, comprised as follows:

• Up to seven members of the Government party

• Up to three members of the Official Opposition

• Up to one Independent Member; and

That the House Leaders of each of the Recognized Parties shall indicate in writing to the Clerk of the House, their Party’s membership on the Committee; and

That the Government House Leader, in consultation with the Independent Members, shall indicate in writing to the Clerk of the House, the Independent Member on the Committee; and

That the deadline for indicating Committee Membership with the Clerk of the House shall be Thursday, August 20, 2020; and

That the Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair as follows:

• Up to 30 minutes for the Premier or his designate(s) to make an opening statement

• Up to 60 minutes for Members of the recognized Parties to pose questions to the Premier or his designate(s) in 3 rounds of 10 minutes for each Party

• Up to 10 minutes for the Independent Member to pose questions to the Premier or his designate(s) in 2 rounds of 5 minutes each

• Report writing in closed session; and

That for business conducted under this order of reference, the provisions of Standing Orders 38 (b), (c), and (d) and 134 (c) and (d) shall be suspended.

That the Committee is authorized to present interim reports summarizing each hearing to the House, or deposit interim reports with the Clerk if the Legislature is not in session; and

That the Committee’s final report shall be a compilation of all interim reports; and

That the Committee shall be dissolved 30 days following the Government House Leader indicating in writing to the Speaker that the Committee is no longer required; and

That the Committee’s final report shall be tabled in the House, or deposited with the Clerk if the Legislature is not in session, before the Committee is dissolved; and

Reports presented:

Eleventh Interim Report/Onzième rapport provisoire (Sessional Paper No. 802 – Tabled July 26, 2021) [1^st Session] – Presented October 5, 2021.

Twelfth Interim Report/Douzième rapport provisoire (Sessional Paper No. 803 – Tabled July 26, 2021) [1^st Session] – Presented October 5, 2021.

Thirteenth Interim Report/Treizième rapport provisoire (Sessional Paper No. 7 – Tabled October 5, 2021) – Presented October 5, 2021.

Fourteenth Interim Report/Quatorzième rapport provisoire (Sessional Paper No. 8 – Tabled October 5, 2021) – Presented October 5, 2021.

STANDING COMMITTEES

GENERAL

1. Orders of reference, authority and general provisions – See Standing Orders 108 through 131 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly (January 2009); Standing Orders 111 through 134 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly (September 2021).

2. Appointments, orders of reference, authority, membership and general provisions – See July 26, 2018 and August 1, 2018 – # 3 and #4 below.

3. That, pursuant to Standing Order 108, the following Standing Committees be appointed for the duration of the 42^nd Parliament and that the membership of these Committees be as follows: [See individual Committees for membership] – July 26, 2018 [1^st Session].

4. That the following schedule for Committee meetings be established for the 42^nd Parliament: Standing Committee on Estimates may meet on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and following Routine Proceedings to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesdays, following Routine Proceedings until 6:00 p.m.; Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs may meet on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Standing Committee on General Government may meet on Mondays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Standing Committee on Government Agencies may meet on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; Standing Committee on Justice Policy may meet on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly may meet on Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Standing Committee on Public Accounts may meet on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills may meet on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; Standing Committee on Social Policy may meet on Mondays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – August 1, 2018 [1^st Session].

5. That the following changes be made to membership of the following Committees: On the Standing Committee on Estimates, Ms. Park replaces Ms. Skelly, Miss Mitas replaces Ms. McKenna; and