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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 5
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
The Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met in camera at 11:12 a.m. this day, in Room 307, West Block, the Chair, Judi Longfield, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present: Eugène Bellemare, Judi Longfield, Serge Marcil, Raymond Simard, Diane St-Jacques and Alan Tonks.
Acting Member(s) present: Reed Elley for Larry Spencer, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral for Suzanne Tremblay, Sophia Leung for Gurbax Malhi and Wendy Lill for Libby Davies.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Kevin Kerr and Bill Young, Research Officers.
The Committee proceeded to consider its draft report regarding the Disability Tax Credit.
On motion by Eugène Bellemare, it was agreed, -- That the final report (as amended) on “Tax Fairness for people with disabilities” be adopted as the First Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
It was agreed, -- That the Clerk be authorized to make such editorial and typographical changes as necessary without changing the substance of the Report.
It was agreed, -- That the Chair be authorised to table the Report in the House.
It was agreed, -- That the Committee print 400 copies of its Report in a tumble bilingual format.
It was agreed, -- That, the Committee request that the Government provide a comprehensive response to this Report within forty-five (45) days.
At 11:37 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Danielle Belisle
Clerk of the Committee