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STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Ms. Becky Kent (Chairman)
Mr. Gordon Gosse
Mr. Mat Whynott (Vice-Chairman)
Ms. Pam Birdsall
Mr. Jim Morton
Hon. Michel Samson
Ms. Kelly Regan
Hon. Christopher d'Entremont
Hon. Richard Hurlburt
[Ms. Becky Kent was replaced by Mr. Leonard Preyra.]
[Hon. Michel Samson was replaced by Mr. Leo Glavine.]
In Attendance:
Ms. Jana Hodgson
Legislative Committee Clerk
Mr. Gordon Hebb
Chief Legislative Counsel
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HALIFAX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009
STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
9:00 A.M.
CHAIRMAN
Ms. Becky Kent
MR. MAT WHYNOTT (Chairman): I'll call the meeting of the Human Resources Committee to order and welcome everybody here this morning. We will go around the table to introduce folks.
[The committee members introduced themselves.]
MR. CHAIRMAN: Excellent. Thank you very much. A very quick agenda today: we'll do the agency, board and commission appointments, and then after that we'll talk about some committee business for December and choosing our meeting date at that time.
Also, just for people's information, there's a package in front of you. It was requested from the meeting last month to have a list of ABCs, vacancies, and terms of the current people who serve those committees, so that's for your information. I wouldn't widely circulate it, but it's information for you folks to look at and to pass along to probably your caucus colleagues and talk with them.
We will get started with the appointments. There should be a list in front of you there of the various appointments. If not - oh, you've got one there, okay. We will start with the Department of Education, Cape Breton University Board of Governors. Mr. Gosse.
MR. GORDON GOSSE: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Ernest Ronald Marman be appointed to the Cape Breton University Board of Governors as a member.
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MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Now we'll go to the St. Francis Xavier University Foundation. Mr. Morton.
MR. JIM MORTON: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Iain Boyd and Mary Coyle be appointed as members of the St. Francis Xavier University Foundation.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Now we'll go to the Université Sainte-Anne, Collège de l'Acadie Board of Governors. Ms. Birdsall.
MS. PAM BIRDSALL: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Greta Murtagh be appointed as a member to the Université Sainte-Anne, Collège de l'Acadie Board of Governors.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Mr. Glavine.
MR. LEO GLAVINE: Yes, Leo Glavine, Kings West, taking Michel Samson's place this morning.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Excellent, thank you.
We'll move on to the Department of Energy, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board. Mr. Preyra.
MR. LEONARD PREYRA: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Paul F. Taylor be appointed as an alternate board member to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board.
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MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Mr. d'Entremont for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, for one of the members there. Mr. d'Entremont.
MR. PREYRA: There's no conflict of interest there?
HON. CHRISTOPHER D'ENTREMONT: No conflict. I'm sure there's a relation but it's not close enough to bother.
Mr. Chairman, I so move Jean d'Entremont as the chair and member of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Ms. Birdsall to appoint the rest of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
MS. BIRDSALL: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Stacey Byrne, Patricia Doyle-Bedwell, and Beverly Julian be appointed as members of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
That concludes the appointment process. For everyone's information, our next meeting will be on November 24th from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. On the agenda is the agency, board and commission appointments.
Also, usually what happens in December is, due to the holidays and being the last Tuesday of December, it falls within the holiday season and usually what happens is we meet earlier in the month. So there's a suggested date of Tuesday, December 8th from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Does that work for members?
MR. D'ENTREMONT: On which date, December 8th?
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MR. CHAIRMAN: December 8th, yes.
MR. GOSSE: At what time would that be?
MR. CHAIRMAN: From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
MR. D'ENTREMONT: Just get Leonard to take your spot, you'll be all right. (Interruptions)
MR. CHAIRMAN: From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. I see most heads nodding, so what we'll do is set the date for that day and then if there needs to be replacements, the various caucuses will find replacements for those people.
I believe that concludes our meeting today.
We stand adjourned.
[The committee adjourned at 9:12 a.m.]
