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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 27
Thursday, May 17, 2001
The Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met in a televised session at 11:31 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Peter Adams, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Paul Crête, Raymonde Folco, Judi Longfield, Joe McGuire, Carol Skelton and Diane St-Jacques.
Acting Member(s) present: Pat Martin for Libby Davies.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Kevin Kerr, Julie Mackenzie and Bill Young, Research Officers.
Witness(es): From the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Denise Doherty Delorme, Research Associate. From the Council of Ministers of Education (Canada): Dr. Paul Cappon, Director General. From the Department of Human Resources Development: Thomas Townsend, Director General, Learning and Literacy Secretariat. From the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada: Dr. Thomas A. Brzustowski, President. From the Statistics Canada: Scott Murray, Director General, Institutions and Social Statistics. From Queen's University: Dr. Ross Finnie, Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor, School of Policy Studies. From the University of Western Ontario: Paul Davenport, President and Vice-Chancellor.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), Access to Post-Secondary Education (financing and mobility)
The witnesses made opening statements and answered questions.
At 1:14 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Danielle Belisle
Clerk of the Committee