FEWO Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Liberal
- Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary — Non-Voting Member
Conservative
It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $39,900, for the study of the system of shelters and transition houses serving women and children affected by violence against women and intimate partner violence, be adopted.
It was agreed, — That, following the study of the system of transition houses and shelters serving women and children affected by violence against women and intimate partner violence, the Committee commence its study of the challenges faced by senior women with a focus on the factors contributing to their poverty and vulnerability; and that each party provide a prioritized list of witnesses to the Clerk no later than Wednesday, November 14, 2018.
It was agreed, — That, following the study of the challenges faced by senior women with a focus on the factors contributing to their poverty and vulnerability, the Committee commence its study of the treatment of women within the Department of National Defence.
At 4:41 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.