HANSARD
NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN RESOURCES
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
COMMITTEE ROOM
Appointments to Agencies, Boards and Commissions
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Mr. Ben Jessome (Chairman)
Ms. Suzanne Lohnes-Croft (Vice-Chairman)
Mr. Chuck Porter
Mr. Bill Horne
Ms. Rafah DiCostanzo
Hon. Pat Dunn
Ms. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin
Hon. David Wilson
Ms. Claudia Chender
[Mr. Hugh MacKay replaced Mr. Chuck Porter]
[Mr. Brad Johns replaced Ms. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin]
In Attendance:
Ms. Sherri Mitchell
Acting Legislative Committee Clerk
Mr. Gordon Hebb
Chief Legislative Counsel
HALIFAX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018
STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
11:30 A.M.
CHAIRMAN
Mr. Ben Jessome
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Ms. Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
MR. CHAIRMAN: Order, please. This is the Standing Committee on Human Resources. My name is Ben Jessome, I’ll be chairing this morning’s proceedings.
I’d like to start by saying thank you to everyone for being nimble yesterday and agreeable to pushing the meeting to today. We’ve moved our witnesses down the road, at the discretion of staff, to schedule them as we can.
I’d like to begin with some introductions, please.
[The committee members introduced themselves.]
MR. CHAIRMAN: We’ll pick up right away with our committee business, appointments to agencies, boards and commissions. Do I have a motion from the floor? Ms. Lohnes-Croft.
MS. SUZANNE LOHNES-CROFT: Mr. Chairman, under the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, for the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Board of Governors, I move that the reappointment of Sadira Jan as a governor be approved.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Ms. Lohnes-Croft.
MS. LOHNES-CROFT: Mr. Chairman, for the Colchester-East Hants Regional Library Board, I move that the reappointment of Ruby McDorman of Debert, Colchester County, as a member be approved.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Ms. Lohnes-Croft.
MS. LOHNES-CROFT: Mr. Chairman, for the Sherbrooke Restoration Commission, I move that the reappointment of John Grant of Enfield, Halifax Regional Municipality, and the appointment of Marlis Lade of Sherbrooke, Guysborough County, as members be approved.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Moving to the Department of Finance and Treasury Board, do I have any nominations? Ms. DiCostanzo.
MS. RAFAH DICOSTANZO: Mr. Chairman, for the Nova Scotia Provincial Lotteries and Casino Corporation Board of Directors, I move that the appointment of Mr. Les Barker as a member be approved.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Ms. DiCostanzo.
MS. DICOSTANZO: Under the Department of Justice, for the Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission, I move that the following names be approved: Barry Bernard, Kathryn Dumke, and Lana Birch-Rideout, appointed as P/T directors; Brian MacLellan, reappointed as a P/T director; and Donald Harding, a reappointment, as chairman and a P/T director.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Another at the Department of Justice, do I have a motion? Ms. Lohnes-Croft.
MS. LOHNES-CROFT: For the Accessibility Advisory Board, I move that the following appointments be approved: Douglas Foster as chair and member; Rosalind Penfound as vice-chair and member; and Barry Abbott, Cynthia Bruce, Irene Campbell-Taylor, David Caswell, Amy Parsons, Alexander Peeler, Warren Reed, Kevin Russell, Marcellina Shwery-Stanley, and Anne Sinclair as members.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Thank you very much, everyone.
A small piece of committee business: typically, this committee does not entertain witnesses during the House session. We focus specifically on ABCs and condense that meeting to an hour. Is it agreeable to the committee to continue with that practice? Let it be known for the record that there was agreement.
We do have another meeting scheduled for February 27th. Do we want to keep that consistent with what we just discussed?
HON. DAVID WILSON: Why? What are we doing that day? (Laughter)
MR. CHAIRMAN: I knew I had something on the go. I think that, in line with our previous discussion, we can keep that consistent with the hour-long meeting to appoint agencies, boards and commissions.
Is there any other committee business for today?
Once again, thank you for your flexibility yesterday. This meeting is adjourned.
[The committee adjourned at 11:38 a.m.]
