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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 15
Wednesday, March 21, 2001
The Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 3:28 p.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Peter Adams, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Peter Adams, Jeannot Castonguay, Paul Crête, Georges Farrah, Raymonde Folco, Monique Guay, Judi Longfield, Joe McGuire, Val Meredith, Anita Neville, Carol Skelton, Diane St-Jacques, Greg Thompson and Alan Tonks.
Acting Member(s) present: Yvon Godin for Libby Davies, Rodger Cuzner for Tony Ianno.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Julie MacKenzie, Kevin Kerr and Bill Young, Research Officer.
Witness(es): From the Office of the Auditor General of Canada: L. Denis Desautels, Auditor General of Canada; Nancy Cheng, Principal,, Audit Operations; John Hodgins, Principal, Audit Operations; Anne-Marie Smith, Senior Counsel. From the "Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick": Ronald Drisdelle, General Director. From the University of Alberta: Alice Nakamura, Professor.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Tuesday, February 13, 2001, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations (See Minutes of Proceedings, Wednesday, February 21, 2001, Meeting No. 2).
Denis Desautels made a statement and answered questions.
At 3:35 the Committee's sitting was suspended.
At 3:45 the Committee's sitting resumed.
Ronald Drisdelle and Alice Nakamura made a statement and answered questions.
At 5:42 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Danielle Belisle
Clerk of the Committee