HALIFAX, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
9:00 A.M.
CHAIRMAN
Mr. Jon Carey
MR. CHAIRMAN: It's past the meeting hour. As usual, we welcome everyone and begin with introductions. Maureen, would you start, please.
[The committee members introduced themselves.]
MR. CHAIRMAN: We have several appointments on the agenda for today. The past few meetings we've been doing them en bloc. Is that acceptable to everyone today or do you wish to do them individually?
SOME HON. MEMBERS: En bloc.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Very well. We are open for nominations.
MR. RONALD CHISHOLM: Mr. Chairman, for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board of Nova Scotia, Martin Cottreau as chairman and member; Edmond AuCoin, vice-chairman and member; and Peter Burnie, Peter Goth and Eric M. Nowe as members. I so move.
MR. CHAIRMAN: It's been moved. 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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DR. JAMES SMITH: Mr. Chairman, just on a point of information, just looking through these, this first group in particular, they don't have a letter from the person who is applying, or allegedly applying. There is no such letter. I know toward the end, in other groups, there are generally. Is that a criterion that they should be or does it matter, to have a letter signed by the person?
MR. CHAIRMAN: I've been advised that the Executive Council receives these and this is what they have sent over and it's not, I guess, for us to question, but we could ask to see if they didn't send it over by error or if there wasn't one sent. Darlene perhaps has more information than I do.
MRS. DARLENE HENRY (Legislative Committee Clerk): That's basically it. If there is any additional information that you require regarding those, I can inquire about it and see if we can get some more.
DR. SMITH: I'm just asking from our point of view, when we are making the final appointment here, is it part of the criteria of that appointment that there be a letter? Now I know we have had this discussion before but if my memory serves me correctly, it would be that it should be here. Several in this first group do not have that and then later the other groups do. So it's not something that has been disbanded overall.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Taylor.
MR. BROOKE TAYLOR: If I might, I think Dr. Smith is quite correct. Usually there is a letter from the applicant and there are some letters included, Jim, in the first group but there are a few missing as well. It might be an oversight, Mr. Chairman. There are some reappointments there also.
MR. CHAIRMAN: We could seek clarification on that and report back.
I would just note that the next group, Economic Development, are extensions rather than new appointments to the boards.
MS. MARY ANN MCGRATH: Mr. Chairman, under the Office of Economic Development, the Film Development Corporation Board of Nova Scotia, Ken Eisner as director.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MS. MCGRATH: Mr. Chairman, continuing under the Office of Economic Development, Nova Scotia Business Inc., I so move Keith C. Boulter, Sheila A. Brown, James Gogan, Maurice Guitton, Alastair MacLeod, John Risley and James A. Sapp as directors.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MR. JOHN CHATAWAY: Mr. Chairman, under the Department of Education, Agricultural College Foundation of Nova Scotia, I so move Mr. Laurie Hennigar as a member.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MR. CHATAWAY: Mr. Chairman, continuing under the Department of Education, Provincial Apprenticeship Board, I so move Michael Bruce Boutilier and Colin Campbell as members representing employees; Heather Cruickshanks as a member representing employers; and Bernard (Bernie) LaRusic and Donald (Don) Zwicker as members representing members at large.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MR. CHATAWAY: Mr. Chairman, continuing under the Department of Education, Youth Advisory Council of Nova Scotia, I so move Lexie Burgess, Tricia Doyle, Andre Duchene, Ashley Greene, Cassandra Hunter, Jivesh Parasram and Jessica Poirier as members.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MR. TAYLOR: Mr. Taylor, under the Department of Environment and Labour, Nova Scotia Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation, I so move Joseph B. Kennedy and Irene Lefort as members.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MR. RONALD CHISHOLM: Mr. Chairman, under the Department of Health, District Health Authorities, for District No. 5, Cumberland, I so move David R. Douglas as a member; for District No. 8, Cape Breton, I so move Richard Gwinn and Peter Patterson as members; for the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia, I so move Allan Green, Q.C. and Gwen Haliburton as members; and for the Provincial Health Council, I so move Casey Mooy as a member.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MS. MCGRATH: Mr. Chairman, under the Department of Natural Resources, Shubenacadie Canal Commission, I so move Eugene Brooks, Harry Gilfoy and Gordon Warnica as commissioners.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MS. MCGRATH: Mr. Chairman, continuing under the Department of Natural Resources, Species-at-Risk Working Group, I so move Dr. Marty Leonard and Dr. David McCorquodale as members.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MR. CHATAWAY: Mr. Chairman, under the Department of Tourism and Culture, Peggy's Cove Commission - which happens to be in the Chester-St. Margaret's riding - I so move Murray Garrison as chair/member.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
MR. TAYLOR: Mr. Chairman, under the President of the Executive Council, Election Commission, I so move James E. Cochran as chair.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
[The motion is carried.]
I believe that concludes our appointments. Under Committee Business, we had information from the previous meeting, where the confidentiality policy was discussed. Is there any discussion or input or questions regarding that? It was a policy that had been previously in place, it was clarified, and this information on people who have been appointed is available to the public.
MR. TAYLOR: Mr. Chairman, having served on that subcommittee, I wonder if it would be appropriate if I asked Darlene to speak to that, just briefly, because I know she did some research on this for the committee. It might be helpful just to shed a little light on that particular concern that was raised by a member of this committee, if that's okay, Mr. Chairman.
MRS. HENRY: With regard to the $100 limit?
MR. TAYLOR: Yes.
[9:15 a.m.]
MRS. HENRY: That was basically just picked out from the Hansard transcripts. Actually, the last paragraph states that it was felt that just to pick this $100 so that we could have resumés and applications for certain boards, that boards that are under this amount won't be made public but boards that are over that amount, certain information will be made available to the public, and that is expressed in the ad and in certain aspects when applying to these boards. Basically what this is is just to condense it so that it's easier for the office here to know what, if anybody asks for information, to give out and what not to give out with regard to that.
MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you, Darlene. It's not new; it's just clarification, actually. The other business we had, background information on the adjudicative board process as per committee's request, I think all of you were provided with information. Anything that arises from that can be brought up at the next meeting, I would assume, unless you have some discussion you want to bring forward today.
That would conclude our business, as far as I know. Is there a motion for adjournment?
MR. TAYLOR: So moved.
MR. CHAIRMAN: We are adjourned.
[The committee adjourned at 9:17 a.m.]