HANSARD
NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN RESOURCES
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
COMMITTEE ROOM 1
Agency, Board and Commission Appointments
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Mr. Mat Whynott (Chairman)
Mr. Leonard Preyra
Ms. Becky Kent
Mr. Maurice Smith
Mr. Brian Skabar
Hon. Michel Samson
Mr. Zach Churchill
Hon. Christopher d’Entremont
Mr. Allan MacMaster
[Hon. Michel Samson was replaced by Ms. Diana Whalen.]
In Attendance:
Ms. Jana Hodgson
Legislative Committee Clerk
HALIFAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012
STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
9:00 A.M.
CHAIRMAN
Mr. Mat Whynott
MR. CHAIRMAN: Good morning everyone. We have a short agenda meeting this morning. I’ll ask to have the introduction of our members.
[The committee members introduced themselves.]
MR. CHAIRMAN: We will go through our ABCs and we’ll begin with the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Skabar.
MR. BRIAN SKABAR: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Angela Hunter, Arnold Park and Greg Sheffer be appointed as members of the Nova Scotia Farm Loan Board.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Are there any questions? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
The Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. Mr. Preyra.
MR. LEONARD PREYRA: I so move that Wendy Lill, Islay McGlynn, Barry Mosher and Gracey Southwell be appointed as governors of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Board of Governors.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
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I’d like to welcome Ms. Whalen to our committee this morning.
MS. DIANA WHALEN: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Preyra.
MR. PREYRA: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Maida Barton Follini, Elizabeth Fox, Bruce J. MacNab, Gregory J. MacNeil and Deborah Trask be appointed as members of the Heritage Property Advisory Council.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Ms. Kent.
MS. BECKY KENT: Mr. Chairman, I so move that David W.T. Brattston be appointed as a member of the South Shore Regional Library Board.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Are there any questions or comments? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Ms. Kent.
MS. KENT: Mr. Chairman, I so move that R. Bruce Dodge, Sharon Ross and David Williamson be appointed as members of the Nova Scotia Museum Board of Governors.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
The Department of Justice. Mr. Smith.
MR. MAURICE SMITH: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Donald G. Harding, Q.C., be appointed as chairman of the Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Are there any questions? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Mr. Skabar.
MR. SKABAR: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Kenneth Zwicker be appointed as a member of the Police Advisory Board.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Mr. Preyra.
MR. PREYRA: Mr. Chairman, I so move that Richard MacMichael and Deborah Ann Windsor be appointed as commissioners of the Shubenacadie Canal Commission.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Our next committee meeting will be on February 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We will do our ABCs and then we will have the CFIB, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, regarding labour standards.
Are there any other questions, concerns or comments? We can sit around and chat for a little bit. (Laughter)
The meeting is adjourned.
[The committee adjourned at 9:03 a.m.]
