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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 50
 
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
 

The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met in camera at 11:02 a.m. this day, in Room C-160, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, Candice Hoeppner, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Josée Beaudin, Kelly Block, Hon. Rick Casson, Raymonde Folco, Candice Hoeppner, Ed Komarnicki, Yves Lessard, Tony Martin, Hon. Maria Minna, Michael John Savage, Maurice Vellacott and Jeff Watson.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Chantal Collin, Analyst; Sandra Gruescu, Analyst; André Léonard, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Service Canada: Éric Giguère, Director, Employment Insurance Appeal Division; Paul Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Processing and Payment Services Branch.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, October 7, 2010, the Committee resumed its study of the impact of cancelling the long form census.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

 

On motion of Michael John Savage, it was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

 

On motion of Raymonde Folco, it was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "The Impact of Replacing the Mandatory Long-Form Census with a Voluntary Survey: The Challenge of Maintaining Data Quality to Monitor Socio-Economic Trends".

 

On motion of Yves Lessard, it was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

 

On motion of Ed Komarnicki, it was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report a dissenting opinion from the Conservative Party provided that it is no more than five pages in length and submitted electronically to the Clerk of the Committee, in both official languages, no later than 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, March 31, 2011.

 

On motion of Michael John Savage, ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

 

At 11:14 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:26 a.m., the sitting resumed in public.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, May 31, 2010, the Committee resumed its study of procedures and practices of the Employment Insurance Board of Referees.
 

Paul Thompson made a statement and, with Éric Giguère, answered questions.

 

At 12:35 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Travis Ladouceur
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2011/04/13 9:40 a.m.