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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 27

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Room 268, The Valour Building

Presiding

Marilyn Gladu, Chair (Conservative)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Sheila Malcolmson

Acting Members present

• Hon. Hedy Fry for Pam Damoff (Liberal)

• Garnett Genuis for Karen Vecchio (Conservative)

Other Members present

• Hon. Hedy Fry (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Laura Munn-Rivard, Analyst

Violence Against Young Women and Girls in Canada

Witnesses

Canadian Federation of Students

• Bilan Arte, National Chairperson

As individuals

• Lori Chambers, Professor, Lakehead University

• Daphne Gilbert, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa

• Nicolette Little, Professor, Sheridan College, PhD Candidate, gender and media studies, York University

• Alexander Wayne MacKay, Professor of Law, Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law

• Elizabeth Sheehy, Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa

Canadian Alliance of Student Associations

• Danika McConnell, Representative

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of violence against young women and girls in Canada.

Bilan Arte, by videoconference from St-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Daphne Gilbert, Elizabeth Sheehy, and Danika McConnell made statements and answered questions.

At 4:28 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Alexander Wayne MacKay, Nicolette Little and Lori Chambers made statements and answered questions.

At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Erica Pereira

Clerk of the Committee