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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 29

Thursday, April 17, 2008

The Standing Committee on the Status of Women met at 9:01 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Vice-Chair, Patricia Davidson, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Sylvie Boucher, Patricia Davidson, Nicole Demers, Johanne Deschamps, Nina Grewal, Irene Mathyssen, Hon. Maria Minna, Hon. Anita Neville, Glen Douglas Pearson and Bruce Stanton.

Acting Members present: Hon. Larry Bagnell for Yasmin Ratansi and Dave Van Kesteren for Inky Mark.

Senators present: Hon. Nancy Ruth, Senator

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Shahrzad Mobasher Fard, Analyst ; Clara Morgan, Analyst.

Witnesses: Status of Women Canada: Suzanne Cooper, Research Analyst; Hélène Dwyer-Renaud, Senior Advisor, Gender-Based Analysis Support Services. Statistics Canada: Heather Dryburgh, Chief of the General Social Survey, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division; Louise Marmen, Assistant Director, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division. As an individual: Sheila Regehr, Director, National Council of Welfare.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on November 21, 2007, the Committee resumed its study on Gender Budgets.

Heather Dryburgh, Sheila Regehr and Suzanne Cooper made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 10:47 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:47 a.m., the sitting resumed.

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

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion, as amended, of Irene Mathyssen, — That the Auditor General, taking into account all of the elements of Canada’s framework for equality including the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women and Optional Protocol and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, conduct an audit to review Canada’s implementation of gender-based analysis using “Setting the Stage for the Next Century: The Federal Plan for Gender Equality (1995)” as a guide, and review the last 7 years, and report the adoption of this motion to the House of Commons without delay.

Bruce Stanton moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “the last 7 years” with the words “from the period of April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2008”.

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Bruce Stanton and it was agreed to.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That the Auditor General, taking into account all of the elements of Canada’s framework for equality including the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women and Optional Protocol and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, conduct an audit to review Canada’s implementation of gender-based analysis using “Setting the Stage for the Next Century: The Federal Plan for Gender Equality (1995)” as a guide, and review from the period of April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2008, and report the adoption of this motion to the House of Commons without delay.

At 10:58 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Erica Pereira
Committee Clerk

2008/06/02 12:53 p.m.