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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 67
 
Friday, December 4, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 8:00 a.m. this day, in Ballroom A, Delta Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Chair, Dean Allison, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, Dona Cadman, Yves Lessard and Tony Martin.

 

Associate Members present: Hon. Anita Neville and Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Hilary Jensen, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: As an individual: Gerald Duguay. Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs: Chief Donovan Fontaine, Representative. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Shauna MacKinnon, Director, Manitoba. Community Unemployed Help Centre: Neil Cohen, Executive Director. Manitoba Community Economic Development Network: Brendan Reimer, Regional Coordinator for the Prairies and Northern Territories. Manitoba Federation of Non-Profit Organizations Inc.: Martin Itzkow, Co-chair. Manitoba Research Alliance: Lynne Fernandez, Project Coordinator and Research Associate. Right to Housing Coalition: Lindsey McBain, Communications Coordinator. Social Planning Council of Winnipeg: Sid Frankel, Board Member. University of Manitoba: Susan Prentice, Professor, Department of Sociology.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the Committee resumed its study of the federal contribution to reducing poverty in Canada.
 

Neil Cohen, Brendan Reimer, Lynne Fernandez, Sid Frankel and Susan Prentice made statements and answered questions.

 

At 9:24 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:34 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Gerald Duguay, Shauna Mackinnon, Chief Donovan Fontaine, Martin Itzkow and Lindsey McBain made statements and answered questions.

 

At 11:00 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Georges Etoka
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2010/02/02 10:49 a.m.