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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 34
 
Monday, May 14, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on the Status of Women met at 3:32 p.m. this day, in Room 228, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Marie-Claude Morin, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dan Albas, Stella Ambler, Niki Ashton, Joyce Bateman, Anne-Marie Day, Mylène Freeman, Roxanne James, Marie-Claude Morin, Tilly O'Neill Gordon, Hon. Judy Sgro, Susan Truppe and Wai Young.

 

Acting Members present: Royal Galipeau for Wai Young.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Havi Echenberg, Analyst; Laura Munn-Rivard, Analyst. House of Commons: Mariane Beaudin, Procedural Clerk.

 

Witnesses: Action travail des femmes: Coline Camier, Assistant Coordinator; Marilyn Ouellet, Responsible for Equal Access Services. Ontario Movement for Francophone Immigrant Women: Siham Chakrouni, Provincial Coordinator, Community Services; Regine Cirondeye, Board Member. Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada: Shellie Bird, Board of Directors Member; Katie Arnup, Board of Directors Member. Linamar Corporation: Linda Hasenfratz, Chief Executive Officer.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, the Committee resumed its study of improving economic prospects for Canadian girls.
 

Coline Camier and Marilyn Ouellet, by videoconference from Montréal, Quebec, Siham Chakrouni, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, made statements and, with Regine Cirondeye, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, answered questions.

 

At 4:20 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:24 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Shellie Bird, Katie Arnup, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, and Linda Hasenfratz, by teleconference from Guelph, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.

 

Tilly O'Neill Gordon moved, — That the Committee proceed to sit in camera.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Dan Albas, Stella Ambler, Royal Galipeau, Roxanne James, Tilly O'Neill Gordon, Susan Truppe — 6; NAYS: Niki Ashton, Anne-Marie Day, Mylène Freeman, Judy Sgro — 4.

 

At 5:09 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:10 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

At 5:34 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Marlene Sandoval
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012/05/18 9:45 a.m.