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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 18

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Standing Committee on the Status of Women met by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 853, 131 Queen St., the Chair, the Hon. Hedy Fry, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Lois Brown, Paul Calandra, Nicole Demers, Hon. Hedy Fry, Irene Mathyssen, Cathy McLeod, Hon. Anita Neville, Michelle Simson and Alice Wong.

Acting Members present: Johanne Deschamps for Luc Desnoyers and Jeff Watson for Sylvie Boucher.

Associate Members present: Hon. Carolyn Bennett.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Julie Cool, Analyst ; Sandra Gruescu, Analyst.

Witnesses: AUTO21: Anne Snowdon, Researcher. Results Canada: Christina Dendys, Executive Director. Save the Children Canada: Cicely McWilliam, Coordinator, EVERY ONE Campaign. Safe Kids Canada: Pamela Fuselli, Executive Director.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, April 12, 2010, the Committee resumed its study of maternal and child health.

Pamela Fuselli, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, Anne Snowdon, Christina Dendys and Cicely McWilliam made statements and answered questions.

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

Jeff Watson moved, — That the Committee, as part of the motion agreed to on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, invite as well as witnesses for the meeting of Wednesday, May 26, 2010 an equal number of groups receiving funding from the list of 78 groups funded in 2009-2010 through Status of Women Canada.

On motion of Lois Brown, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by replacing all the words after the word “Committee” by the following: “as part of the motion adopted during the meeting on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, invite also as witnesses for the meeting of Wednesday, May 26, 2010, three groups from each of the five funding regions (National; Atlantic; Quebec and Nunavut; Ontario; West, Northwest Territories and Yukon) to be chosen by the Committee from the total list of 78 groups that received funding in 2009-2010 through Status of Women Canada-Women's Community Fund, as the Committee is inviting groups who did not receive funding during the same fiscal year through the fund”.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and the result of the vote was announced: YEAS: 5; NAYS: 5.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the negative.

Accordingly, the motion was negatived.

At 5:29 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Julia Lockhart
Clerk of the Committee

2010/08/24 4:24 p.m.