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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 35
 
Thursday, November 25, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 8:47 a.m. this day, in Room C-120, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, Candice Hoeppner, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Josée Beaudin, Hon. Rick Casson, Raymonde Folco, Candice Hoeppner, Ed Komarnicki, Yves Lessard, Tony Martin, Hon. Maria Minna, Maurice Vellacott, Jeff Watson and Alice Wong.

 

Acting Members present: Francis Scarpaleggia for Michael John Savage.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Chantal Collin, Analyst; Sandra Gruescu, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Adoption Council of Canada: Sandra Scarth, President; Laura Eggertson, Board Member. Canadian Coalition of Adoptive Families : Paula Schuck, Cofounder; Lee-Ann Sleegers, Secretary. Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Andrew Griffith, Director General, Citizenship and Multiculturalism; Erica Usher, Senior Director, Geographic Operations. Department of Human Resources and Skills Development: Jacques Paquette, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch; Louis Beauséjour, Acting Associate Assitant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch; François Weldon, Acting Director General, Social Policy, Strategic Policy and Research Branch. Destiny Adoption Services: Rev. Kimberly Sabourin. Parents Adoption Learning Support: Carol van der Veer, Member, Support Group. As an individual: Jessica van der Veer.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, the Committee resumed its study of the Federal Support Measures to Adoptive Parents.
 

Jacques Paquette and Andrew Griffith made statements and, with Louis Beauséjour, François Weldon and Erica Usher, answered questions.

 

At 9:45 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:49 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Sandra Scarth, Paula Schuck, Rev. Kimberly Sabourin, Jessica van der Veer and Carol van der Veer made statements and, with Laura Eggertson and Lee-Ann Sleegers, answered questions.

 

At 10:45 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Georges Etoka
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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