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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 88
Thursday, February 8, 2018, 3:31 to 5:29
Presiding
Karen Vecchio, Chair (Conservative)

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• Karen Ludwig for Sean Fraser (Liberal)
• Hon. John McKay for Marc Serré (Liberal)
• Deborah Schulte for Emmanuella Lambropoulos (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Dominique Montpetit, Analyst
• Laura Munn-Rivard, Analyst
Indigenous Women in the Federal Justice and Correctional Systems
Queen's Prison Law Clinic
• Kathryn Ferreira, Director
As an individual
• Debra Parkes, Professor and Chair in Feminist Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Correctional Service of Canada
• Eric Michael, Executive Director, Willow Cree Healing Lodge, Prairie Region
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of Indigenous women in the federal justice and correctional systems.

Kathryn Ferreira, by videoconference from Kingston, Ontario, made a statement and answered questions.

At 4:28 , the sitting was suspended.

At 4:32 , the sitting resumed.

Debra Parkes, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, and Eric Michael, by videoconference from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, made statements and answered questions.

At 5:29 , the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Kenza Gamassi
Clerk of the Committee