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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 48
 
Thursday, October 4, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 8:58 a.m. this day, in Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, Ed Komarnicki, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, Chris Charlton, Ryan Cleary, Joe Daniel, Ed Komarnicki, François Lapointe, Kellie Leitch, Colin Mayes, Phil McColeman and Devinder Shory.

 

Acting Members present: Hon. Mark Eyking for Rodger Cuzner, Parm Gill for Brad Butt, Brent Rathgeber for Brad Butt and Mike Sullivan for Chris Charlton.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sandra Gruescu, Analyst; André Léonard, Analyst. House of Commons: Evelyn Lukyniuk, Procedural Clerk.

 

Witnesses: Alliance of Sector Councils: Andrew Cardozo, Executive Director. ABC Life Literacy Canada: Aleksandra Popovic, Program Manager, Workplace Skills and Training.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, the Committee resumed its studies of “Fixing the Skills Gap: Addressing Existing Labour Shortages in High Demand Occupations” and “Understanding Labour Shortages: Addressing Barriers to Filling Low-Skilled Jobs”.
 

Andrew Cardozo and Aleksandra Popovic, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.

 
 

At 10:07 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:10 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 
The Committee proceeded to give additionnal drafting instructions to the analysts for a report.
 

At 10:19 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Isabelle Dumas
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012/10/18 11:22 a.m.