Minutes of Council Meetings

Minutes of the Special Meeting of Council of the Ontario College of Teachers held via teleconference on February 13, 2009 in the Conference Room, 5th Floor, 121 Bloor Street East, Toronto

Table of Contents

1. Call to Order/Welcome

2. Agenda

3. Conflict of Interest

4. Business

5. Adjournment

Present: Don Cattani (Chair)

PresentVia Teleconference: Gabrielle Blais, Paul Brazeau, Dean Favero, Rosemary Fontaine, Clyde Glasgow, Mel Greif, Brent Hamelin, Gordon Hough, Garry Humphreys, Annilee Jarvis (Vice-Chair), Bill Kirkwood, Bill Matheson, Jacques Pavesi, Susan Robertson, John Tucker, Henry Tyndorf, Hanno Weinberger, Sharon Young Kipp

Regrets: Danny Anckle, Madhu Bhardwaj, Tammy Bush,Monique Châteauvert, Brian Doubleday, Cynthia Farrar, Laura Featherstone, Nick Forte, Peter Joong, Anne Marie Levesque, Alison Morawek, Heather Nagy, Ruth Ann Penny, Tanya Roberts, Pauline Smart, Jacques Tremblay, Brian P. McGowan (Registrar)

Staff: Myrtle Herzenberg, Richard Lewko, Charlie Morrison, Lise Roy-Kolbusz (Deputy Registrar)

1. Call to Order/Welcome

The Chair, Don Cattani, called the meeting to order at 12:10 p.m. and welcomed all present.

2. Agenda (GC20090213-2)

It was moved by John Tucker, seconded by Bill Matheson, and

CARRIED,

That the Agenda for the February 13, 2009 Special Meeting of Council be approved.

Roll Call Vote:

3. Conflict of Interest

No conflicts were declared.

4. Business

4.1 Proposed amendment to the Ontario College of Teachers Act / Loi sur l’Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario

The Deputy Registrar spoke to the proposed amendment to the French version of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, Loi sur l’Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario and explained the reason for the proposed amendment.

It was moved by Rosemary Fontaine, seconded by Annilee Jarvis, and

CARRIED,

That Council request the Minister to amend the French version of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, Loi sur l’Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario by substituting the term “registraire” for the term “registrateur” throughout the Act.

Roll Call Vote:

5. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m.