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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 32
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
The
Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons
with Disabilities met in a televised session at 3:44 p.m. this day, in Room
237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Judi Longfield, presiding.
Members of the Committee
present: Eugène
Bellemare, Libby Davies, John Finlay, Ovid Jackson, Judi Longfield, Raymond
Simard, Monte Solberg and Larry Spencer.
Acting Member present: Sébastien Gagnon for Suzanne
Tremblay.
Other Member present: Yolande Thibeault.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament:
Chantal Collin and Kevin Kerr, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Department of Human
Resources Development: Thomas Townsend, Director General, Applied Research;
Sonia L'Heureux, Acting Director General, Social Policy. As Individual:
Richard Shillington. From the Canadian Council on Social Development:
John Anderson, Vice-President, Research. From the Centre for Equality Rights
in Accomodation: Sherrie Tingley, Acting Executive Director. From the
Fraser Institute: Christopher Sarlo, Professor. From the National
Anti-Poverty Organization: Linda Lalonde, President. From the National
Council of Welfare: David Welch, Professor.
Pursuant to Standing Order
108(2), briefing session on Market Basket Measures.
Thomas Townsend, Richard
Shillington, John Anderson, Sherrie Tingley, Christopher Sarlo, Linda Lalonde
and David Welch made a statement and with the other witness answered questions.
At 6:04 p.m., the Committee
adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Danielle Belisle
Clerk of the Committee