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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 47
 
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
 

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 228, The Valour Building, the Chair, Gordon Brown, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Gordon Brown, Hon. Stéphane Dion, Rick Dykstra, Jim Hillyer, Rathika Sitsabaiesan, Kennedy Stewart, John Weston, Terence Young and David Yurdiga.

 

Acting Members present: Paul Calandra for Rick Dykstra and Peggy Nash for Pierre Nantel.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Michelle Legault, Procedural Clerk. Library of Parliament: Michael Dewing, Analyst; Chloé Forget, Analyst; Marion Ménard, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Canada Council for the Arts: Alexis Andrew, Head, Research and Evaluation Section; Caroline Lussier, Head, Dance Section. RUBBERBANDance Group: Fannie Bellefeuille, General Manager; Victor Quijada, Choreographer and Co-Artistic Director. The School of Toronto Dance Theatre: Patricia Fraser, Artistic Director. Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Jeff Herd, Executive Director. As an individual: Gregory Hines, Owner, DOAHL Academy. Confederation Centre of the Arts: Peggy Reddin, Director of Arts Education.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, the Committee resumed its study of dance in Canada.
 

Caroline Lussier, Alexis Andrew, Jeff Herd and Victor Quijada made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Gregory Hines, Peggy Reddin and Patricia Fraser made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Cynara Corbin
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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