HUMA Committee Meeting

The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met in camera at 5:07 p.m. this day, in Room 307 West Block, the Chair, Raymonde Folco, presiding.

It was agreed, — That the Committee's partial report include recommendations 1 to 8 inclusive; that the text up to recommendation 8 be tabled, and that the last paragraph of the introduction be substituted with the following: "The Committee has had the opportunity to discuss and adopt the first eight recommendations of the Subcommittee's report which are the main body of this interim Report. The Committee as not yet had the opportunity to consider the balance of the Subcommittee's recommendations which can be found as attached in Appendix A of this Report".

It was agreed, — That recommendations 9 to 28, which have not been voted on, be considered as a matter of priority as soon as the House reconvenes and that additional meetings be scheduled to reach that goal if necessary.

It was agreed, — That the report “Restoring Financial Governance and Accessibility in the Employment Insurance Program - Part 1“ (as amended) of the Subcommittee on Employment Insurance Funds be adopted as the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilites.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government provide a comprehensive response to this Report within one hundred and fifty (150) days.

At 5:50 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.