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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 18
Tuesday, April 3, 2001
The Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met in a televised session at 11:14 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Peter Adams, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Jeannot Castonguay, Libby Davies, Raymonde Folco, Joe McGuire, Val Meredith, Anita Neville, Greg Thompson and Alan Tonks.
Acting Member(s) present: Robert Lanctôt for Paul Crête.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Kevin Kerr, Julie Mackenzie and Bill Young, Research Officers.
Witness(es): From the Association of Canadian Community Colleges: Terry-Anne Boyles, Vice-President, Members Services and Public Policy. From the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada: Robert Best, Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs. From the BDP Business Data Service: Lawrence Zimmering, President & CEO. From the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations: Mark Kissel, National Director. From the Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators: Tony Norrad, Member-at-Large. From the Canadian Association of University Teachers: Dr. James L. Turk, Executive Director. From the Canadian Federation of Students: Michael Conlon, National Chairperson. From the Canadian Graduate Council: Brad Wuetherick, Chair. From the Department of Human Resources Development: Thomas Townsend, Director General, Learning and Literacy Secretariat; Margaret Biggs, Assistant Deputy Minister, Nationally Delivered Programs Branch. From the EDULINX Canada Corporation: Tom Mellish, President and CEO. From the Financial Arrangements Working Group: J.T.S. (Tom) Lumsden, National Manager, Education Financing, Personal & Commercial Banking, Royal Bank Financial Group. From the National Association of Career Colleges: Paul Kitchin, Executive Director.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), a study on Canada Student Loans: Current Situation and Future Possibilities.
The Chair presented the Second Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure
SECOND REPORT
Your Steering Committee met on Tuesday, March 27, 2001 to plan its future business and has agreed to make the following recommendation:
That pursuant to the motion adopted, the Committee report on Employment Insurance before June 1st, 2001 and that before the House rises in June, the Committee hold meetings regarding the Canada Students Loans Program; study Estimates, inviting the relevant Ministers and met on the six point plan.
On motion of Val Meredith, the Second Report of the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure was adopted.
On motion by Anita Neville, it was agreed, -- That the Summary of Evidence on C-2 prepared by the Library of Parliament be released to Department Officials to help them prepare for future meeting on Employment Insurance
At 1:34 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Danielle Belisle
Clerk of the Committee