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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 10
 
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on the Status of Women met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 228, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Hélène LeBlanc, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Stella Ambler, Joan Crockatt, Kirsty Duncan, Hélène LeBlanc, Tilly O'Neill Gordon, Susan Truppe, Terence Young and Wai Young.

 

Acting Members present: Dan Harris for Niki Ashton and Carol Hughes for Djaouida Sellah.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Laura Munn-Rivard, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: National Eating Disorder Information Centre: Merryl Bear, Director. University of Calgary: April S. Elliott, Clinical Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Chief of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry. University of Toronto: Debra Katzman, Professor of Paediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, the Committee resumed its study of eating disorders amongst girls and women.
 

Merryl Bear, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, made a statement and answered questions.

 

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

April S. Elliott, by videoconference from Calgary, Alberta, and Debra Katzman, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Julie Geoffrion
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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