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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 35

Thursday, November 3, 2016, 11:06 a.m. to 1:18 p.m.

Room 8-53, 131 Queen Street

Presiding

Larry Maguire, Vice-Chair (Conservative)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Pierre Nantel

Acting Members present

• Robert Kitchen for Hon. Peter Van Loan (Conservative)

• Scott Simms for Hon. Hedy Fry (Liberal)

Associate Members present

• Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Marion Ménard, Analyst

• Maxime-Olivier Thibodeau, Analyst

Canadian Women and Girls in Sport

Witnesses

Canadian Women’s Hockey League

• Brenda Andress, Commissioner

Football Canada

• Shannon Donovan, Executive Director

As an individual

• Whitney Bogart, Paralympic Athlete

• Tracey Ferguson, Paralympic Athlete

• Shelley Gautier, Paralympic Athlete

• Erica Gavel, Paralympic Athlete

• Nancy Lee, Former Head, Television Sports, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of Canadian women and girls in sport.

Nancy Lee, Brenda Andress and Shannon Donovan made statements and answered questions.

At 12:07 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:09 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

The Media and Local Communities

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of the media and local communities.

The Committee proceeded to give drafting instructions to the analysts for a report.

At 12:14 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:19 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.