HUMA Committee Report
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| In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, October 26, 2016, your Committee has considered Bill C-243, An Act respecting the development of a national maternity assistance program strategy and amending the Employment Insurance Act (maternity benefits), and agreed on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, to report it with the following amendments: Title That Bill C-243 be amended by replacing the long title on page 1 with the following: “An Act respecting the development of a national maternity assistance program strategy” Preamble That Bill C-243, in the preamble, be amended by deleting lines 19 to 23 on page 1. Clause 3 That Bill C-243, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 2 with the following: “sultations should include an assessment of” That Bill C-243, in Clause 3, be amended by adding after line 3 on page 3 the following: “(f) the different types of workplaces in Canada in relation to gender equality and the impact of a national maternity assistance program on workplace gender equality.” That Bill C-243, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 6 to 8 on page 3 with the following: “comes into force, hold consultations to which representatives of the provincial and territorial governments responsible for employment and other relevant stakeholders are invited to participate, for the” Clause 4 That Bill C-243, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 14 on page 3 with the following: “House of Parliament within three years after the day on” Clause 5 Clause 5 is deleted. Clause 6 Clause 6 is deleted. Clause 7 Clause 7 is deleted. |
| Your Committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-243, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage. |
| A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 50-52 and 54) is tabled. |