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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 15
 
Monday, May 3, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on the Status of Women met at 3:29 p.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, the Hon. Hedy Fry, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Sylvie Boucher, Lois Brown, Paul Calandra, Nicole Demers, Hon. Hedy Fry, Irene Mathyssen, Cathy McLeod, Hon. Anita Neville and Michelle Simson.

 

Acting Members present: Johanne Deschamps for Luc Desnoyers, Earl Dreeshen for Alice Wong and Bernard Généreux for Sylvie Boucher.

 

Associate Members present: Hon. Carolyn Bennett.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Julie Cool, Analyst; Sandra Gruescu, Analyst. House of Commons: Julia Lockhart, Committee Clerk.

 

Witnesses: Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH): Dorothy Shaw, Canada Spokesperson. Canadian Society for International Health: Janet Hatcher Roberts, Executive Director. Women Deliver: Jill Wilkinson Sheffield, President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, April 12, 2010, the Committee commenced its study of maternal and child health.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

Nicole Demers moved, — That the Committee ask the Minister of Justice to appear before the Committee to explain what he intends to do with the $10 million that was transferred to his department to deal with the high number of Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered.

Debate arose thereon.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 10; NAYS: 0.

 

Nicole Demers moved, — That the Committee ask the Minister of Health to appear before the Committee to explain what she intends to do with the money that was transferred to her department for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.

Debate arose thereon.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and the result of the vote was announced: YEAS: 5; NAYS: 5.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the affirmative.

Accordingly, the motion was agreed to.

 

On motion of Anita Neville, it was agreed, — That a meal be ordered after the Committee's regular meeting time on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, to permit the Committee to hold a special meeting, pursuant to the motion of Wednesday, April 28, 2010, to examine the manner in which funding is distributed by Status of Women Canada.

 

On motion of Anita Neville, it was agreed, — That, in relation to the study of violence against Aboriginal women, the proposed budget in the amount of $42,862, for the Committee’s travel to Quebec City and Montreal, Quebec and Brantford, Ontario, in Spring-Summer 2010 be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee;

That, in relation to the study of violence against Aboriginal women, the proposed budget in the amount of $112,259, for the Committee’s travel to Resolute Bay and Iqaluit, Nunavut; La Tuque, Quebec; Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador and Fredericton, New Brunswick, in Spring-Summer 2010 be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee;

That, in relation to the study of violence against Aboriginal women, the proposed budget in the amount of $2,514, for the Committee’s travel to Maniwaki, Quebec, in Spring-Summer 2010 be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee.

 

At 5:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Danielle Bélisle
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2010/08/25 9:02 a.m.