Human Resources Committee on April 18th, 2013

[Rodger Cuzner, Liberal, Cape Breton—Canso, NS]

That may be something you would encourage Rotary to take on nationally in scope, even.

[Gregg Moore]

They have already done that. The group actually cycles through all the different Rotary groups in Ontario right now.

[Rodger Cuzner, Liberal, Cape Breton—Canso, NS]

Matt?

[Mathew Wilson]

Sure. The Business Takes Action that was in place was a pretty powerful tool for us to get out not just to the manufacturing community but to employers as a whole. We still use a lot of the work that was developed there, like the guides on how to interview, how to promote, and the like. We still promote the use of those guides and make sure people have it.

Outside of Ontario, when I'm talking to our members about their skill shortages, we promote the active use of it. We need a network. No one really knows that employment agencies we're talking about here exist in a lot of cases, so it's really hard for the employers, even with the promotion of it, to link up.

We've all been saying that there are two critical things here. It's the continued education to make sure that employers know what the benefits are and then trying to link that up with the actual network to help them in the back end. We do what we can through our limited means across our network, but a lot more can be done.

[Rodger Cuzner, Liberal, Cape Breton—Canso, NS]

One final thing. I got an e-mail from my wife this morning. The timing chain is gone on my 2006 Jetta. How much trouble am I in? What's the book value of that?

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[The Chair, Conservative, Ed Komarnicki]

We certainly appreciate having you appear here and delivering the obviously very important message. Dealing with the dynamics of hiring someone with a disability is something that many employers need to face, so it's good to hear some of the very practical suggestions that you've made to us. We'll certainly take that into consideration. Once again, thank you for taking the time to appear before this committee.

With that, we'll suspend for some committee business.

[The Chair, Conservative, Ed Komarnicki]

If we could get the members back to the table here so we can start our business, that would be good.

[Brad Butt, Conservative, Mississauga—Streetsville, ON]

Mr. Chairman, I would propose moving the committee in camera to deal with committee business.

[The Chair, Conservative, Ed Komarnicki]

Hold on.

There are two things on our agenda, actually. There is a motion from Madame Boutin-Sweet, and then there's future committee business. We normally do committee business in camera, but we don't necessarily do the motions in camera, unless somebody moves that. I think your motion was ahead of the committee business, so we'd probably deal with the motion first.

Are you wanting to move the discussion with respect to that motion in camera?

[Brad Butt, Conservative, Mississauga—Streetsville, ON]

I'm moving us in camera so we can deal with committee business.

[The Chair, Conservative, Ed Komarnicki]

Is that including the motion? There are two things, committee business and—

[Brad Butt, Conservative, Mississauga—Streetsville, ON]

I didn't think this was debatable. It's a motion to move the committee in camera to deal with committee business.

[The Chair, Conservative, Ed Komarnicki]

Okay, but we're not at committee business.

[Brad Butt, Conservative, Mississauga—Streetsville, ON]

I'm not specifying what the business is. We'll deal with that in camera.

[The Chair, Conservative, Ed Komarnicki]

Okay, but we're not in committee business right now; we're on the motion from Madame Boutin-Sweet. We'll deal with the motion first.

Do you want to move that in camera?

[Brad Butt, Conservative, Mississauga—Streetsville, ON]

Yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, Ed Komarnicki]

Okay, we will deal with Madame Boutin-Sweet's motion, and we have a motion to move it in camera.

All those in favour?

[Chris Charlton, NDP, Hamilton Mountain, ON]

Can we have a recorded vote, please?

[The Chair, Conservative, Ed Komarnicki]

Okay.

(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

We will now move in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]