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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)
43rd Parliament, 2nd Session
Meeting 27
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 3:29 p.m. to 5:38 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Sean Casey, Chair (Liberal)

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• Brenda Shanahan for Ryan Turnbull (Liberal)
• Bernard Généreux (Conservative)
• Irek Kusmierczyk (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Eleni Kachulis, Analyst
• Mayra Perez-Leclerc, Analyst
Review of the Employment Insurance Program
As an individual
• Marie-Hélène Dubé, Criminologist and Founder, 15 Weeks is not Enough Campaign
• David Gray, Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa
Conseil d'intervention pour l'accès des femmes au travail
• Kimmyanne Brown, Workplace Rights Coordinator
• Ruth Rose-Lizée, Member
National Council of Unemployed Workers
• Pierre Céré, Spokesperson
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, the committee resumed its study of review of the employment insurance program.

Marie-Hélène Dubé and Pierre Céré made statements and answered questions.

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:43 p.m., the sitting resumed.

David Gray and Kimmyanne Brown made statements and answered questions.

Ruth Rose-Lizée made a statement.

Committee Business
The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That the Library of Parliament analysts be authorized to prepare a draft report outline for the study of the review of the employment insurance program; and that the committee consider the draft outline at its meeting on Thursday, April 22, 2021.

At 5:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Danielle Widmer
Clerk of the Committee