SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT

CONTENTS

Thursday 18 November 1999

Subcommittee report

STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Chair / Président
Mr R. Gary Stewart (Peterborough PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président
Mr Brad Clark (Stoney Creek PC)

Ms Marilyn Churley (Broadview-Greenwood ND)
Mr Brad Clark (Stoney Creek PC)
Ms Caroline Di Cocco (Sarnia-Lambton L)
Mr Jean-Marc Lalonde (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell L)
Mr Jerry J. Ouellette (Oshawa PC)
Mr R. Gary Stewart (Peterborough PC)
Mr Joseph N. Tascona (Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford PC)
Mr Wayne Wettlaufer (Kitchener Centre / -Centre PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants
Mr Toby Barrett (Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant PC)
Mr Rosario Marchese (Trinity-Spadina ND)

Also taking part / Autres participants et participantes
Ms Marilyn Abraham, director, Human Resources

Clerk / Greffière
Ms Donna Bryce

The committee met at 1548 in committee room 1.

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The Chair (Mr R. Gary Stewart): Ladies and gentlemen, I think we will get started, if we may. One of the Liberal caucus members has suggested he would be late and the other one was just appointed today, so I think we'll commence.

Just one comment: I wasn't here on the day of my election as Chair. It was a tough campaign. I thank you all for your support, and I will try to rule on a very neutral basis.

Mr Joseph N. Tascona (Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford): Mr Chair, the subcommittee met today, November 18, and there are some recommendations to the committee that I'd move.

The Chair: I think they have to be read into the record. Would you like to read them and then move them?

Mr Tascona: That's what I'm going to do.

"Your subcommittee met on November 18, 1999, and has agreed to recommend:

"(1) That the following information be provided by the director of Human Resources to the full committee at its meeting on November 18:

"An overview on the Office of the Ombudsman;

"A recommended interview structure for the appointment of a new Ombudsman;

"Selection criteria details;

"Prioritized list of candidates based on criteria details, with criteria sheets attached;

"List of the top 25 candidates;

"Eight to 10 suggested interview questions;

"(2) That the committee deal with the appointment of the Ombudsman in closed session to maintain confidentiality throughout the selection process.

"(3) That the matter of the private bill application by the certified general accountants which was referred to this committee by the standing committee on regulations and private bills be placed on a future meeting agenda once the timetable for the hiring of the Ombudsman is known.

"(4) That the assignment of ministries and offices to the general government and justice and social policy standing committees under standing order 109(b) be placed on a future meeting agenda once the timetable for the hiring of the Ombudsman is known."

I move that.

The Chair: Debate? Seeing none, all in favour? Those opposed? The motion is carried.

I want to recess for a couple of minutes, and then we will go into closed session.

The committee continued in closed session at 1551.