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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 85
Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Presiding
Karen Vecchio, Chair (Conservative)

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Library of Parliament
• Dominique Montpetit, Analyst
• Laura Munn-Rivard, Analyst
Indigenous Women in the Federal Justice and Correctional Systems
Correctional Service of Canada
• Anne Kelly, Senior Deputy Commissioner
• Kelley Blanchette, Deputy Commissioner for Women
Parole Board of Canada
• Suzanne Brisebois, Director General, Policy and Operations
• Michelle Van De Bogart, Acting Chief Operating Officer
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
• Margaret Buist, Director General, Children and Families Branch, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships Sector, Department of Indigenous Services
• Mary-Luisa Kapelus, Director General, Strategic Policy, Planning and Information, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Department of Indigenous Services
• Lyse Langevin, Director General, Community Infrastructure Branch, Regional Operations Sector, Department of Indigenous Services Canada
Mowat Centre
• Joanne Cave, Senior Policy Associate, Not-for-Profit Research Hub
• Lisa Lalande, Executive Lead, Not-for-Profit Research Hub
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Angela Connidis, Director General, Crime Prevention, Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate
MaRS Discovery District
• Adam Jagelewski, Director, Center for Impact Investing
Saskatoon Downtown Youth Centre Inc.
• Donald Meikle, Executive Director
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of Indigenous women in the federal justice and correctional systems.

Anne Kelly made a statement and, with Kelley Blanchette, Suzanne Brisebois, Michelle Van De Bogart, Angela Connidis, Margaret Buist and Mary-Luisa Kapelus, answered questions.

At 4:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Donald Meikle, Lisa Lalande, Joanne Cave and Adam Jagelewski made statements and answered questions.

It was agreed, — That, notwithstanding the motion adopted on November 2, 2017, the deadline for written submissions for the study of Indigenous women in the federal justice and correctional systems be extended to February 2, 2018.

At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Kenza Gamassi
Clerk of the Committee