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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 104
Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 4:11 p.m. to 5:34 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Bryan May, Chair (Liberal)

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Conservative

NDP

Library of Parliament
• Elizabeth Cahill, Analyst
• Mayra Perez-Leclerc, Analyst
Main Estimates 2018-19: Vote 1 under Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Vote 1 under Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety and Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Employment and Social Development
• Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos, P.C., M.P., Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
• Hon. Kirsty Duncan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
• Hon. Patty Hajdu, P.C., M.P., Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
Department of Employment and Social Development
• Louise Levonian, Deputy Minister
• Leslie MacLean, Senior Associate Deputy Minister and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada
• Lori Sterling, Deputy Minister, Labour Program
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• Michel Tremblay, Senior Vice-President, Policy and Research
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the Committee commenced consideration of the Main Estimates 2018-19: Vote 1 under Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Vote 1 under Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety and Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Employment and Social Development, referred to the Committee on Monday, April 16, 2018.

Motion

Brigitte Sansoucy moved, — That the Committee undertake a study of a minimum of six meetings on the Employment Insurance sickness benefits program to examine especially, but not exclusively:

a) if the program meets the real needs of the claimants;

b) the impact of the length of the benefits on the claimants and on their recovery;

c) the program accessibility;

d) the population affected by this program and their characteristics;

and that it hear, not limited to this list, witnesses from the health sector, former claimants or groups representing them, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development; and that it report on its conclusions to the House.

Mona Fortier moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Mona Fortier, Wayne Long, Robert J. Morrissey, Dan Ruimy, Ramesh Sangha — 5;

NAYS: Steven Blaney, Rosemarie Falk, Brigitte Sansoucy, Mark Warawa — 4.

The Committee resumed consideration of Main Estimates 2017-18: Vote 1 under Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Vote 1 under Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Employment and Social Development.

The Chair called Vote 1 under Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Minister Duclos made a statement.

At 4:33 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

At 4:37 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:21 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Minister Hajdu and Minister Duncan made statements.

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



Stephanie Feldman
Clerk of the Committee