Evidence of meeting #23 for Status of Women in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was meetings.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Dominic Monchamp  Sergeant Detective, Supervisor of Investigations Module (E.S.E.C.), Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Vice and Alcohol West, Montreal City Police Service
Shauna Paull  Member, Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women Canada

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

It's going to be difficult.

Ms. Minna.

12:40 p.m.

Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

December.

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Understood. We all have busy schedules.

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Okay, we have busy schedules. What I was going to suggest was that if we chose a Monday night, a Tuesday night, or a Wednesday night...we're looking at those evenings. The work on the trafficking is moving along pretty well. We've given the researchers some suggestions and directions concerning what we would like them to start drafting.

I think the House sits until at least December 18, so it's not as if we have no time.

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Joy Smith Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB

December 15.

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Okay, December 15. I didn't remember the exact date. We have a couple of weeks, anyway, in December.

Perhaps we could get one meeting on this, maybe on the GBA one, in November, and then the other two in December. In January, the House doesn't sit, so we wouldn't be back until the end of January anyway, and then we're into other things. So I don't see why we couldn't do one meeting on the GBA in November and find a day that works.

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Do you mean, other than November 29?

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Other than...?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

We have November 29 there now.

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

The problem with that is that our colleagues and I are supposed to be in Montreal, as you very well know. That's a problem.

12:45 p.m.

Conservative

Joy Smith Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB

Well, Madam Chair, I'd be very interested in helping out. We can readjust that timing, then, and maybe put it—

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Is the 28th any good for anybody?

12:45 p.m.

Conservative

Joy Smith Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB

No. We can't do the 28th.

What about the first week of December?

12:45 p.m.

Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

Why not the first week of December?

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Yes, December works for me.

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Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

Wednesday December 6 and 13.

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

That's perfect, on Wednesday of the first week.

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Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

On Wednesday December 6 and Wednesday December 13 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM?

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Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Yes.

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Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

Good.

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

So the 6th and the 13th are two good days for this. And then we need the GBA.

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Hold on. It's getting confusing here.

12:45 p.m.

Conservative

Joy Smith Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB

Ms. Davidson can't make it on the 13th. And Wednesdays I can't do it.

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

We may end up not being able to have every single member here—

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Well, we would have as many as we can to hear this. If we did it—