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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 1
Tuesday, March 9, 1999
The Sub-Committee on Children & Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 11:09 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block.
Member(s) of the Sub-Committee present: Libby Davies, Christiane Gagnon, John Godfrey, Ovid Jackson, Karen Kraft Sloan, Eric Lowther, Maria Minna, Rey Pagtakhan, Diane St-Jacques.
Other Member(s) present: Carolyn Bennett.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Sandra Harder and Bill Young, Research Officer.
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of the Chair of the Sub-Committee.
Ovid Jackson moved, - That John Godfrey be elected Chair of this Sub-Committee.
The question being put on the said motion, it was agreed to.
Accordingly John Godfrey took the Chair.
On motion of Rey Pagtakhan it was agreed, That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings in order to receive evidence when a quorum is not present, provided that three (3) members of the Committee be present and provided that one member of the opposition be present.
At 11:15 the Committee proceeded to discuss future business.
Libby Davies moved that the draft workplan prepared by Sandra Harder, Parliamentary Research Branch, dated March 4, 1999 be adopted.
After debate the question being put on the motion it was adopted.
At 11:46 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Danielle Belisle
Clerk of the Sub-Committee