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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. 44
Friday, February 17, 2017, 10:39 a.m. to 2:08 p.m.
Presiding
Bryan May, Chair (Liberal)

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• Brigitte Sansoucy for Niki Ashton (NDP)
• Karen Vecchio for Bob Zimmer (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Julie Mackenzie, Analyst
• Mayra Perez-Leclerc, Analyst
Poverty Reduction Strategies
Multicultural Helping House Society
• Marius Alparaque, Program Coordinator, Pre-Arrival and Post-Arrival Programs
Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia
• Thom Armstrong, Executive Director
Community Education on Environment and Development Centre Society
• Christian Cowley, Executive Director
• Teesha Sharma, Youth Services Director
Covenant House Vancouver
• John Harvey, Director, Program Services
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services
• Vicki Kipps, Executive Director
City of Maple Ridge
• Nicole Read, Mayor
Township of Langley
• William R. Storie, Senior Advisor to Council, Corporate Administration
City of New Westminster
• Lorrie Williams, Councillor
As an individual
• Stephen Elliott-Buckley, Simon Fraser University, Labour Studies Department
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.

Stephen Elliot-Buckley, Nicole Read, John Harvey, Vicki Kipps and William R. Storie made statements and answered questions.

At 12:14 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:47 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Lorrie Williams, Christian Cowley, Teesha Sharma, Thom Armstrong and Marius Alparaque made statements and answered questions.

At 2:08 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Julie Geoffrion
Clerk of the Committee