MADAM CHAIRMAN: Good afternoon; thank you for coming. I will ask that we start, so if someone would make the first motion, please.
MR. KENNETH MACASKILL: Madam Chairman, I so move for the Department of Agriculture, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Arbitration Board, Joseph MacDonell as Chairman, and Suzanne Corkum and Lambert Vissers as members. To the Natural Products Marketing Council, I so move Leta Ells and Linda Grant as members.
MR. GEORGE ARCHIBALD: May I make a comment? I wish to address, and I want it on the record of this committee regarding the Crop and Livestock Arbitration Board, that the board resigned recently. It is actually the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board and Insurance has been left out on the pink sheet, so you really wouldn't know what board you were appointing.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Okay, but if you look on your Form "A", it is the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board.
MR. ARCHIBALD: I see that. These appointments are being made today because the entire board resigned. They were a board all appointed since 1993; they resigned en masse because they could not get a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, nor could they get any response from their discussions and their written letters to the Minister of Agriculture. They wrote him several letters and their concerns were not addressed at all. The concerns of the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, the Federation of Agriculture were not listened to and with no other option, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board resigned.
One of the members having been a member of the board since the inception of the Act, which was in 1968, was appointed in 1970 and he was continuously on the board and chairman. He is totally against the changes that this government is making to the Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and they feel it is not to the best advantage of the farmers of Nova Scotia to have the government making the changes they are making, so the board resigned en masse. The minister has chosen to reappoint these people; these people are all very good Nova Scotians, and I am sure they will carry out the wishes of the government rather than the wishes of the farmers and the people they are supposed to be representing.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Are there any other comments before I call for the question?
Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
The Department of Business and Consumer Services.
MR. GERALD FOGARTY: Madam Chairman, I so move that the following be appointed as members to the Residential Tenancies Board in the Department of Business and Consumer Services, the Regional Municipality: Joan Cunningham and A.B. (Bud) Inglis.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
The Department of Community Services.
HON. JAMES BARKHOUSE: I so move, Madam Chairman, for the Children and Family Services Advisory Committee, that we appoint Lorraine Aucoin, Geraldine Browning, Susan Cameron, Beverly d'Entremont, Tracey Devereaux, Judy Fowler, Elizabeth Paul, Sharon Walden and Walter Yeadon as members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
The Social Assistance Appeal Board, by counties.
MR. WILLIAM MACDONALD: Madam Chairman, I so move for Antigonish/Guysborough: Jean Kennedy as Chairman; Emily Lumsden as Vice-Chairman; and Shirley DeCoste, Gail Dorrington, Paul Gillis, Marian Hartery, Monica Kennedy, William Malcom and Helen McNamara as members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Cape Breton/Sydney.
MR. RUSSELL MACNEIL: Madam Chairman, I recommend the following be appointed to the Cape Breton/Sydney Social Assistance Appeal Board: Catherine Blades as Chairman; G. Whitfield Best as Vice-Chairman; and Dorothy Brocklehurst, Anna Caverzan, Robert Jardine, Rev. Ralph Johnston, Lloyd Lewis, Arthur MacKenzie and John (Daniel) Morrison as members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Cumberland County.
MR. FOGARTY: Madam Chairman, for the County of Cumberland, I so move that the following be appointed to the Social Assistance Appeal Board: Linda Ogilvie as Chairman; Audrey Jones as Vice-Chairman; and Doris Atkinson, Rod Lusby, Lenora (Lee) Matthews, Donald Paris and Hubert Perry as members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Digby/Annapolis.
MR. BARKHOUSE: Madam Chairman, I so move for the Digby/Annapolis Social Assistance Appeal Board: Alberta Dumas as Chairman; Joyce Wilson as Vice-Chairman; and Pamela Bishop, Scott Cromwell, Judith D'Ambrose, Edson E.F. Hankinson and Joseph Hattie as members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Hants/Kings.
MR. WILLIAM MACDONALD: Madam Chairman, for Hants/Kings, I so move Linda Rankin, Harold Wile, Sandra Bezanson, Marion Fraser, Pearl Galley, Wally MacDonald, Charles McCulloch and Sheila Munday.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Halifax Regional Municipality.
MR. MACNEIL: Madam Chairman, I so move Robert Covert as Chairman; Maurice P. Cody as Vice-Chairman; and Karen Holman, Jean MacDonald, Dawn MacNutt, Cecil Nickerson, Sandra Slawter, Joan B. Snair and Michelle H. Veinotte as members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Inverness/Victoria/Richmond.
MR. MACASKILL: Madam Chairman, I so move Shirley Landry as Chairman; William MacKinnon as Vice-Chairman; and Rose Bowen, Barbara MacDonald and Doris Warren as members to the Inverness/Victoria/Richmond Social Assistance Appeal Board.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Lunenburg/Queens.
MR. FOGARTY: Madam Chairman, for Lunenburg/Queens, I so move that Albert E. Thornhill be appointed as Chairman and Evelyn Walsh as Vice-Chairman, and that the following be appointed as members: Shelagh Addison, Marie Dombowsky, Dale Joudrey, Janet Mason, J. Lester McKenna, Marie Meister and A.H. Patterson, M.D.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Pictou/Colchester.
MR. BARKHOUSE: Madam Chairman, I so move for Pictou/Colchester that Donna MacGregor Morrison be appointed Chairman; Ronald Levy, Vice-Chairman; and as members: Marlene A. Bonnyman, Colin Boxall, Marlene MacLellan, Judith MacLennan, Anne MacLeod, John (Duggie) McPherson, Tonya Hines Simmons and Sheila Smith.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Yarmouth/Clare/Argyle/Shelburne.
MR. WILLIAM MACDONALD: Madam Chairman, I so move for Yarmouth/Clare/Argyle/Shelburne, Jean Bernard d'Entremont as Chairman; Elaine Comeau as Vice-Chairman; and Margaret Rose Belliveau, Helene Comeau, William Crawford, Félixa d'Entremont, Ronald Muise, Phyllis Sutherland, Donna Tone and Ralph Wolfe as members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Department of Economic Development and Tourism.
MR. FOGARTY: Madam Chairman, I so move that Capt. Claude L. Ball be appointed member to the Waterfront Development Corporation Limited Board of Governors.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Department of Education and Culture.
MR. MACASKILL: Madam Chairman, I so move Dr. Herbert F. MacRae and David G. Martin to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Foundation.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Arts Council of Nova Scotia.
MR. BARKHOUSE: Madam Chairman, for the Arts Council of Nova Scotia, I so move Henry Bishop, Barbara Richman, Paul Robinson and Peggy Walt as Nominating Committee Members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Board of Governors.
MR. WILLIAM MACDONALD: Madam Chairman, I so move Charlotte Wilson Hammond, Beverly McClare and Alan Syliboy.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Cosmetology - Provincial Examining and Licensing Committee.
MR. MACNEIL: Madam Chairman, I so move that Marion E. McKinnon be a member of the Cosmetology - Provincial Examining and Licensing Committee.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Nova Scotia Council on Higher Education.
MR. FOGARTY: Madam Chairman, I so move that Jessica Squires be appointed as member of the Nova Scotia Council on Higher Education.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Dalhousie College and University Board of Governors.
MR. BARKHOUSE: Madam Chairman, I so move James S. Cowan, Karen M. Cramm and Ann Petley-Jones as members of the Dalhousie College and University Board of Governors.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Department of the Environment.
MR. MACNEIL: Madam Chairman, I so move that Heather J. Cross and Ralph Jacobs be appointed to the Well Construction Advisory Board.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Department of Health.
MR. MACASKILL: Madam Chairman, I so move Dean Birt, Dr. Lystra Dayal-Gosine, Susan E. Feltmate, Annette Knight, G. Michael Owen and David Squires to the Dispensing Opticians Board.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Nova Scotia Hospital.
MR. WILLIAM MACDONALD: Madam Chairman, I so move for the Nova Scotia Hospital Board of Management: Barbara Grant and J. Lewis MacKay.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Occupational Therapists Association Board of Nova Scotia.
MR. FOGARTY: Madam Chairman, I so move that Cheryl Billard be appointed as a member of the Occupational Therapists Association Board of Nova Scotia.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Regional Health Boards.
MR. BARKHOUSE: Madam Chairman, for the Northern Region, I so move Dr. Barry MacLeod and Gordon MacLeod as members.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Psychiatric Facilities Review Board under the Hospitals Act.
MR. MACNEIL: Madam Chairman, I so move Dr. Patrick Flynn as a member of the Psychiatric Facilities Review Board under the Hospitals Act.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Department of Justice.
MR. WILLIAM MACDONALD: Madam Chairman, under the Freedom of Information Act, I so move Darce Fardy as Review Officer on the Utility and Review Board of Nova Scotia.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Law Foundation of Nova Scotia Board of Governors.
MR. FOGARTY: Madam Chairman, I so move that the following be appointed as members of the Law Foundation of Nova Scotia Board of Governors: Dara L. Gordon, Robert L. Mellish and Goldie Trager.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Legal Aid Commission.
MR. MACASKILL: Madam Chairman, I so move Janice E. Beaton as Director of the Legal Aid Commission.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Police Commission of Nova Scotia.
MR. WILLIAM MACDONALD: Madam Chairman, I so move that Paul D. Gates and Franklyn Jesty be appointed to the Police Commission of Nova Scotia.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Review Board under the Criminal Code.
MR. MACNEIL: Madam Chairman, I so move that Pam Cook be a member of the Review Board under the Criminal Code.
MADAM CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, June 17th and it is in the afternoon, but we are not exactly sure if it will be 2:00 p.m. or 2:30 p.m.; it will depend on the names. We have a community college coming before us as witnesses. As I say, it will be in the afternoon; I am just not sure if it will be 2:00 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. It will depend on the number of names we have. That is the only date that the community college can come before us and we thought we would combine the two. If we have a lot of names, it will be at 2:00 p.m.; if we only have a few names, it will be at 2:30 p.m. They are coming at 3:00 p.m. But you can plan on June 17th.
Is there anything else to come before the committee? If not, I move that we adjourn.
We are adjourned. Thank you.
[The committee adjourned at 3:18 p.m.]
