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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 28
Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 8:46 a.m. to 10:36 a.m.
Presiding
Bryan May, Chair (Liberal)

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• Peter Julian for Niki Ashton (NDP)
• Terry Duguid (Liberal)
• Karen Vecchio (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Julie Mackenzie, Analyst
• Mayra Perez-Leclerc, Analyst
Poverty Reduction Strategies
Statistics Canada
• Heather Dryburgh, Director, Tourism and Centre for Education Statistics
• Klarka Zeman, Senior Analyst, Tourism and Centre for Education Statistics
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
• Jérémie Ryan, Director, Financial Literacy and Stakeholder Engagement
• Julie Hauser, Officer, Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
• Paula Isaak, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships
• Jonathan Allen, Deputy Director, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships
Department of Employment and Social Development
• Mary Pichette, Director General, Canada Student Loans Program
• Jessica Kerr, Director General, Canada Education Savings Program
• Monika Bertrand, Acting Director General, Employment Program Policy and Design Directorate
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, June 13, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of poverty reduction strategies.

Heather Dryburgh, Jérémie Ryan, Paula Isaak and Mary Pichette made statements and, with Monika Bertrand and Klarka Zeman answered questions.

At 10:28 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:30 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

Committee Business
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That in relation to the study of poverty reduction strategies, the proposed budget in the amount of $79,653.60, for the Committee’s travel to Kuujjuaq, Quebec; Saint John, New Brunswick and Toronto, Ontario in February or March 2017, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That in relation to the study of poverty reduction strategies, the proposed budget in the amount of $65,376.00, for the Committee’s travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba; Medicine Hat, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia in February or March 2017, be adopted.

At 10:36 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Julie Geoffrion
Clerk of the Committee