The committee met at 0803 in committee room 1.

1833025 Ontario Inc. Act, 2022

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill Pr72, An Act to revive 1833025 Ontario Inc.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Good morning, everyone. The Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills is in session.

We will start with our first item, and that is Bill Pr72, An Act to revive 1833025 Ontario Inc. This is number 3 on the agenda. The sponsor is MPP Pettapiece. MPP Pettapiece is not here. Is there anyone else to fill in for MPP Pettapiece? Mr. Ke, go ahead.

Mr. Vincent Ke: I move consideration of Bill Pr72, An Act to revive 1833025 Ontario Inc.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Thank you. I will call upon the applicant, Alex Daley. Mr. Daley is joining us via Zoom.

Mr. Alex Daley: Good morning. I do not have much to say. I’m here as a representative for Mr. David Blevins—

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): My apologies, Mr. Daley. Before I give you the opportunity to speak, I’ll just make some comments to set up the rules on how this committee will be conducted.

We are joined by staff from legislative counsel, Hansard, and broadcast and recording.

Please wait until I recognize you before starting to speak. As always, all comments should go through the Chair.

Are there any questions from the committee members before we begin? I see none.

Mr. Daley, do you have any comments to make?

Mr. Alex Daley: I do not, unless there are any questions for me.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Okay. I’m going to go to the government side first to see if there are any comments. MPP Smith.

Mr. Dave Smith: What’s the insurance policy that has to be dealt with?

Mr. Alex Daley: It is a life insurance policy.

Mr. Dave Smith: So if the company is not revived, the insurance policy lapses, basically, and everything that was done with it is a moot point?

Mr. Alex Daley: It will escheat back to the crown eventually, yes.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Any other questions or comments? I see none. Any questions from the opposition? I see none. Are the members of the committee ready to vote?

We will start with Bill Pr72, An Act to revive 1833025 Ontario Inc. We will start with section 1. Shall section 1 carry? Any debate, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 1 is carried.

Shall section 2 carry? Any questions, any comments? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 2 is carried.

We’ll move to section 3. Any questions, any comments? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 3 is carried.

Shall the preamble carry? Any questions, any comments? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. No opposition? The preamble is carried.

Shall the title of the bill carry? Any questions, any comments? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Carried.

Shall the bill carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The bill is carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. So I will report the bill to the House.

Thank you, Mr. Daley, for your presence. The Clerk will contact you for the next step.

Brisdale Plaza Inc. Act, 2022

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill Pr69, An Act to revive Brisdale Plaza Inc.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Our first item on the agenda is Bill Pr69. The witness has joined us, so we will go back to Bill Pr69, An Act to revive Brisdale Plaza Inc. The sponsor is MPP Gurratan Singh.

Please identify yourself and introduce the bill.

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Mr. Gurratan Singh: I’m Gurratan Singh, MPP from Brampton East.

I move consideration of Bill Pr69, An Act to revive Brisdale Plaza Inc.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Thank you, MPP Singh.

Would the applicant like to make any opening comments?

Mr. Rup Lal: No.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Can you state your name for the record, please?

Mr. Rup Lal: My name is Rup Lal.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Thank you.

Are there any comments or questions from the government side? MPP Smith.

Mr. Dave Smith: Mr. Lal, it says in your compendium that the company was dissolved by mistake. Did you use a lawyer or an accountant?

Mr. Rup Lal: I used my accountant, Dennis Saxon. He’s a CPA.

Mr. Dave Smith: And your accountant made the mistake?

Mr. Rup Lal: No. Actually, the information was forwarded by my bookkeeper.

Mr. Dave Smith: These things happen. It’s unfortunate, but that’s why we have this process to bring things back.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Any other comments or questions? I see none. Any comments or questions from the opposition side? MPP Singh, do you have comments or questions? No? Okay.

I will put the question now on Bill Pr69, An Act to revive Brisdale Plaza Inc. We will start with section 1. Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 1 is carried.

We’ll move to section 2. Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 2 is carried.

Shall section 3 carry? Any questions, any comments? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 3 is carried.

Shall the preamble carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour of the preamble, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The preamble is carried.

Shall the title carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The title is carried.

Shall the bill carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The bill is carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? None. So I will report the bill to the House.

2127023 Ontario Inc. Act, 2022

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill Pr70, An Act to revive 2127023 Ontario Inc.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Mr. Lal, you have another bill. So we’ll move to the second bill, Bill Pr70, An Act to revive 2127023 Ontario Inc.

MPP Singh, please introduce yourself and introduce the bill.

Mr. Gurratan Singh: I’m Gurratan Singh, MPP for Brampton East.

I move consideration of Bill Pr70, An Act to revive 2127023 Ontario Inc.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Thank you very much.

Mr. Lal, can you introduce yourself for the record first?

Mr. Rup Lal: My name is Rup Lal.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Would you like to make any comment on Bill Pr70?

Mr. Rup Lal: No.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Any comments from the government side? MPP Smith.

Mr. Dave Smith: Since this is the second bill that you put through, I’m assuming that this is just an administration error, as well, and something went wrong with the bookkeeper and the accountant again?

Mr. Rup Lal: Yes, sir.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Any other comments from the government side? I see none. Any comments from the opposition? I see none. I will put the question on Bill Pr70, An Act to revive 2127023 Ontario Inc.

Shall section 1 of the bill carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 1 is carried.

Section 2: Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? Section 2 is carried.

Section 3: Any comment, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 3 is carried.

Shall the preamble carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The preamble is carried.

Shall the title carry? Any comment, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? The title is carried.

Shall the bill carry? Any comment, any questions? All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The bill is carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. I will report the bill to the House.

P.K.B. International Bazaar Ltd. Act, 2022

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill Pr74, An Act to revive P.K.B. International Bazaar Ltd.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): We’ll move to the fourth item on our agenda of the day: Bill Pr74, An Act to revive P.K.B. International Bazaar Ltd.

MPP Ke, please introduce yourself for the record and introduce the bill.

Mr. Vincent Ke: My name is Vincent Ke. I’m the MPP for Don Valley North.

I move consideration of Bill Pr74, An Act to revive P.K.B. International Bazaar Ltd.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): I would like to ask the applicant to introduce himself for the record.

Mr. Andre Beaulieu: My name is Andre Beaulieu.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Do you want to make any comments?

Mr. Andre Beaulieu: No, sir.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Any comments, any questions from the government? MPP Smith.

Mr. Dave Smith: When this company was dissolved, was a lawyer or an accountant used to dissolve it?

Mr. Andre Beaulieu: I’m not aware of this, sir.

Mr. Dave Smith: So there was no search that was done to find out if there were any monies owing to the company, or if there were any debts that the company had?

Mr. Andre Beaulieu: No, there was none, sir. The parents, who were the main directors of the company, are deceased. And the children, who were the other shareholders, were not aware that there was a dormant account.

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Mr. Dave Smith: Okay. Again, this was just an administrative error and we need to revive it for that reason?

Mr. Andre Beaulieu: Yes, sir.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Any other comments, questions from the government side? I see none. Any comments, questions from the opposition? I see none. I will put the question in regard to Bill Pr74, An Act to revive P.K.B. International Bazaar Ltd.

We will start with section 1. Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 1 is carried.

Section 2: Any comments, any questions? I see none. Shall section 2 carry? All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 2 is carried.

Section 3: Shall section 3 carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. Section 3 is carried.

Shall the preamble carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The preamble is carried.

Shall the title carry? Any questions, any comments? None. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The title is carried.

Shall the bill carry? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The bill is carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House? Any comments, any questions? I see none. All in favour, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. I will report the bill to the House.

Mr. Beaulieu, you are free to go if you wish. The Clerk will follow up with you on the process. Thank you very much.

Interjection.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): Yes, MPP Smith.

Mr. Dave Smith: Chair, I move adjournment of the committee.

The Chair (Mr. Aris Babikian): We have a motion from MPP Smith; the motion is on the screen. Any comments? As you see, the motion is very clear, so there is no debate, no amendment on the motion. I’m going to put the question on the motion. All in favour of the motion, please raise your hand. Any opposition? I see none. The motion is carried.

There being no further business, this committee now stands adjourned. Thank you very much.

The committee adjourned at 0825.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS

Chair / Président

Mr. Aris Babikian (Scarborough–Agincourt PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. John Fraser (Ottawa South / Ottawa-Sud L)

Mr. Aris Babikian (Scarborough–Agincourt PC)

Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)

Mr. John Fraser (Ottawa South / Ottawa-Sud L)

Mr. Vincent Ke (Don Valley North / Don Valley-Nord PC)

Ms. Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre / Kitchener-Centre ND)

Mr. Paul Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek / Hamilton-Est–Stoney Creek IND)

Mr. Billy Pang (Markham–Unionville PC)

Mr. Jeremy Roberts (Ottawa West–Nepean / Ottawa-Ouest–Nepean PC)

Mr. Dave Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha PC)

Mrs. Daisy Wai (Richmond Hill PC)

Mr. Jamie West (Sudbury ND)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Gurratan Singh (Brampton East / Brampton-Est ND)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Isaiah Thorning

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Mark Spakowski, legislative counsel