HANSARD
NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Committee Room
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HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Hon. Danielle Barkhouse (Chair)
John White (Vice-Chair)
Hon. Brendan Maguire
Hon. Becky Druhan
Marco MacLeod
Lisa Lachance
Susan Leblanc
Hon. Iain Rankin
James Charlton, Chief Clerk of the House of Assembly
(Non-Voting Member)
[Hon. Iain Rankin was replaced by Hon. Derek Mombourquette.]
In Attendance:
Gordon Hebb
Chief Legislative Counsel
Karen Howard
Acting Director of Operations and Administration
Office of the Speaker
David Hastings
Assistant Clerk of the House of Assembly
HALIFAX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
4:27 P.M.
CHAIR
Hon. Danielle Barkhouse
VICE CHAIR
John White
THE CHAIR: Order. I call this meeting of the House of Assembly Management Commission to order. Let’s begin by having the members of the Management Commission introduce themselves. I will start, then we will move clockwise around the table.
[The committee members introduced themselves.]
THE CHAIR: I would also like to acknowledge the presence of James Charlton, Chief Clerk of the House; Gordon Hebb, Chief Legislative Counsel; and Karen Howard, Acting Director of Administration and Operations.
The first item on our agenda is the approval of the minutes of the last meeting of the Management Commission, which occurred on May 22, 2024. The draft minutes were circulated in advance of today’s meeting. Are there any questions, comments, or changes to the minutes? Would someone like to move that the draft minutes of the meeting of the Management Commission on May 22, 2024, be adopted? Any takers here? Moved by MLA Maguire. Will someone second the motion? Seconded by MLA Mombourquette. Oh, we have to vote.
All those in favour? Contrary minded? Thank you.
The motion is carried.
The next item on the agenda is the appointment of two members of the Management Commission to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee consists of two non-MLAs appointed by the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia with knowledge and experience in financial matters who are suitable to represent the public interest. These persons are Gordon Moore, Chair of the Audit Committee, and Susan McIsaac, both of whom have a background in public accountancy and are in their second and final four-year term as members.
The other two members of the Audit Committee are members of the Management Commission selected by the Commission, of whom at least one must not be a member of the government party. The term of the previous MLA members of the Audit Committee, those being myself and the Honourable Derek Mombourquette, were terminated when the House was dissolved for last year’s general election.
[4:30 p.m.]
Our practice has traditionally been to have one of the government’s representatives on the Management Commission serve alongside one of the Official Opposition’s representatives. I understand from the Chief Clerk that the government caucus is nominating MLA MacLeod for the Audit Commission and that the Official Opposition caucus is nominating MLA Lachance.
With that in mind, would someone move that Marco MacLeod and Lisa Lachance be appointed to the Audit Committee, each for a term commencing January 29, 2025, and continuing until the member ceases to be a member of the Management Commission or is replaced as a member of the Audit Committee by the Management Commission, whichever first occurs? May I have someone move this?
So moved by the honourable member for Dartmouth North. Do we have a seconder? So moved by the honourable member for Glace Bay-Dominion.
All those in favour? Contrary minded? Thank you.
The motion is carried.
That concludes our agenda for today. We will have more business to transact, including the review of financial statements and the acceptance and approval of the annual reports of the Audit Committee and Management Commission, following the meeting of the Audit Committee in February. My office will be reaching out in the very near future to schedule the next meeting of the Management Commission.
We now stand adjourned.
[The committee adjourned at 4:32 p.m.]
