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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 9
Wednesday, June 7, 2000
The Sub-Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met jointly with the Sub-Committee on Children and Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in a televised session at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chairs, Carolyn Bennett and John Godfrey presiding.
Members of the Sub-Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Wendy Lill.
Members of the Sub-Committee on Children and Youth at Risk present: Carolyn Bennett, Libby Davies, John Godfrey and Diane St-Jacques.
Acting Member present: Paul Crête for Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral.
Other Members present: Peter Adams, Bonnie Brown, Larry McCormick, Rey Pagtakhan, Judy Sgro.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Julie MacKenzie and William Young.
Witnesses: From the Caledon Institute of Social Policy: Sherri Torjman, Vice-President. From the Canadian Association of Community Living: Connie Laurin-Bowie, Director, Policy and Programs. From the Canadian Institute of Child Health: Dawn Walker, Executive Director. From the National Centre for Child Care Inclusion: Sharon Hope Irwin, Executive Director, Specialink. From the Department of Human Resources Development Canada: Marta Morgan, Director, Children's Policy, Deborah Tunis, Director, Social Policy Development. From Health Canada: David Fransen, Director general, Population Health Directorate, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; Heather McCormack, Program Officer, Population Health Directorate, Childhood and Youth Division, Health Promotion and Programs Branch.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), a study on the future of children and youth in Canada with particular reference to children with Disabilities
Dawn Walker, Sherri Torjman, Connie Laurin-Bowie, Sharon Hope Irwin, Marta Morgan and David Fransen made an opening statement and, with the other participants, proceeded to a round table discussion.
At 5:36 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Patrice Martin
Clerk of the Sub-Committee