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Minutes of Proceedings

42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 29
Thursday, November 17, 2016, 8:48 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.
Presiding
Bryan May, Chair (Liberal)

• Terry Duguid (Liberal)
• Karen Vecchio (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Julie Mackenzie, Analyst
• Mayra Perez-Leclerc, Analyst
Canadian Council for Career Development
• Lynne Bezanson, Executive Board Member
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
• Achan Akwai Cham, Volunteer and Alumna
• Rachel Gouin, Director, Research and Public Policy
Canadian Teachers' Federation
• Heather Smith, President
• Robert McGahey, Director of Advocacy and Labour Rights
Canadian Labour Congress
• Emily Norgang, Senior Researcher
Pathfinder Youth Centre Society
• Orville Lee, President and Co-Founder
• Ruth Lee, Executive Director and Co-Founder
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.

Orville Lee and Ruth Lee by teleconference from Surrey, British Columbia, Lynne Bezanson, Achan Akwai Cham, Rachel Gouin, Heather Smith and Emily Norgang made statements and answered questions.

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



Julie Geoffrion
Clerk of the Committee