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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
Meeting No 10
Thursday, 27 November 1997
The Standing Committee on Human Resources and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 8:45 o’clock a.m, this day, in room 200, West Block, the Chair, Reg Alcock, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Reg Alcock, Rob Anders, Carolyn Bennet, Brenda Chamberlain, Libby Davies, Nick Discepola, Christiane Gagnon, Dale Johnston, Larry McCormick, Robert Nault, Stéphan Tremblay and Bryon Wilfert.
Other Members present: Peter Adams.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: William Young and Sandra Harder, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the Association of Canadian Community Colleges – ACCC: Pierre Killeen, Constituency & Government Relations Officer. From the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada – AUCC: Robert Best, Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs. From the Canadian Alliance of Student Association –CASA: Katherine Kowalchuk, Regional Director; Hoops Harrison, National Director. From the Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators – CASFAA: Judy Stymest, Quebec Representative. From the Canadian Association of University Teachers: Robert Léger, Governments Relations Officer. From the Canadian Federation of Students: Jocelyn Charron, Coordinator, Governments Relations Officer. From the Canadian Graduate Council: Rubina Ramji, Chair. From Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC): Robert Patry, Post-Secondary Education Coordinator. From "Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec": Atïm Léon Germain, Vice-President. From Financial Arrangements Working Group (FAWG): Kelly Scott, Deputy Co-Chair. From Human Resources Development Canada: Thomas Townsend, Director General, Learning and Literacy. From the Inter-government Consultative Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Bill Smith, Chair. From the National Association of Career Colleges: Paul Kitchen, Executive Director. From "Fédération collégiale du Québec": Dany Gravel, Information coordinator.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee commenced its study on student aid.
Thomas Townsend, Rubina Ramji, Robert Best, Pierre Killeen, Bill Smith, Kelly Scott, Atim Léon, Dany Gravel, Paul Kitchen, Jocelyn Charron and Katherine Kowalchuk made opening statements and, along with the other witnesses participating in the Round Table, answered questions.
At 10:05 o'clock a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 10:23 o'clock a.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses continued answering questions.
At 12:56 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
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