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STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Ms. Becky Kent (Chairman)
Mr. Gordon Gosse
Mr. Mat Whynott
Ms. Pam Birdsall
Mr. Jim Morton
Hon. Michel Samson
Ms. Kelly Regan
Hon. Christopher d'Entremont
Mr. Chuck Porter
[Mr. Gordon Gosse was replaced by Mr. David Wilson.]
[Hon. Michel Samson was replaced by Mr. Harold Theriault.]
In Attendance:
Ms. Jana Hodgson
Legislative Committee Clerk
Mr. Gordon Hebb
Chief Legislative Counsel
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HALIFAX, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010
STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
9:00 A.M.
CHAIRMAN
Ms. Becky Kent
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Okay, folks, I think we'll get things started here this morning. From what I understand, there's no one else who we are expecting to arrive. I'd like to welcome you all back to another great Human Resources Committee meeting. I hope you have had somewhat of a break over the summer and are all refreshed and we'll get back at the regular schedule of activities.
The meeting this morning, the agenda is fairly light and we'll just get right into it. At this stage we have no witnesses, so if we could ask that each member introduce themselves for the record and for our normal routine.
[The committee members introduced themselves.]
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Thank you all very much. Again, the agenda is very light so at this point we'll just move right into appointments of agencies, boards and commissions. If we could ask Mr. Whynott to proceed with the Department of Education.
MR. MAT WHYNOTT: Madam Chairman, I so move that Craig MacMullin and Tuma Young be appointed as members of the Cape Breton University Board of Governors.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
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Next we'll have Mr. Morton, please.
MR. JIM MORTON: Madam Chairman, I so move that Lesley MacDonald be appointed as a member of the Annapolis Valley Regional Library Board.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Mr. Wilson.
MR. DAVID WILSON: Madam Chairman, I so move that Cathy Keating be appointed as a member of the St. Francis Xavier University Foundation.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
For Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, the Real Estate Appraisers Association Board of Directors. Ms. Birdsall.
MS. PAM BIRDSALL: Madam Chairman, I so move that Kenzie MacDonald be appointed as a layperson member of the Real Estate Appraisers Association Board of Directors.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Ms. Birdsall, if you would do the next one as well.
MS. BIRDSALL: Madam Chairman, I so move that Donna Anderson be appointed as a member of the Real Estate Commission of Nova Scotia.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
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The Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage. Mr. Whynott, if you could complete the list.
MR. WHYNOTT: Madam Chairman, I so move that Anne M. Crossman and Dr. Bertrum H. MacDonald be appointed as members of the Public Archives Board of Trustees.
MADAM 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 all very much.
The next item on our agenda would be Committee Business. It is my understanding that you each have a copy of the letter that we received back from the Speaker in reference to the mandate of this committee. It certainly appears that there is an intention to move forward.
There is a committee decision to be made in that if you look at the second paragraph, the last sentence is with respect to the research that the Clerk's Office will be doing, there's a reference here that the research will be provided to the Committee on Assembly Matters, which is responsible for our mandate and decisions around that. They did ask if we would also like to have a copy of that research.
If there is a will of the committee to respond to the Speaker, yea or nay on that, I think that would be helpful to him, should it be that we want it or don't want it, I think it would be helpful. Is there any discussion on that and movement? Ms. Regan.
MS. KELLY REGAN: I think we'd like that.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Do we need a vote or anything on that?
MS. REGAN: Consensus is . . .
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Probably a consensus, if we could just put a motion. Agreed? Okay, so as the Chair, I'll form a response to that on your behalf and we look forward to that and we'll bring it forward when it becomes available.
Next on the agenda is our next meeting, September 28th. The scheduled time is 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. At that point we will resume with witnesses, assuming that the House of Assembly is still not meeting. The first one on our list for the Fall is the Department of Education: Arts and Culture Education in Nova Scotia. Hopefully everyone will be ready to come with their questions and we look forward to their presentation.
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Is there anything further that any committee members would like to raise?
Hearing none, then we will adjourn. Thank you very much, have a great day.
[The committee adjourned at 9:06 a.m.]
