Evidence of meeting #28 for Status of Women in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was budget.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Robert Wright  Deputy Minister, Department of Finance
Louise Levonian  General Director, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
Kathleen Lahey  Institute of Women's Studies, Queen's University
Armine Yalnizyan  Senior Economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Nancy Peckford  Director of Programs, Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Patricia Davidson Conservative Sarnia—Lambton, ON

Do we have a timeframe on when she might be...?

10:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi

We could follow up with her.

10:30 a.m.

Liberal

Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Yes.

10:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi

We could ask her.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Patricia Davidson Conservative Sarnia—Lambton, ON

I'd hate to see it put off for a long time.

10:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi

Let's give her at least a week. Let's phone her office and find out, because she did make a commitment that she would really like to mull this over. She's very committed to this as well.

Go ahead, Ms. Mathyssen.

10:30 a.m.

NDP

Irene Mathyssen NDP London—Fanshawe, ON

I would like this to go ahead as soon as possible, Madam Chair. I want this to go ahead, so could we get a sense of when she could get back to us?

10:30 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Yasmin Ratansi

Yes. Thank you.

You have already received the summary of evidence. To make things go faster, the analysts would like to proceed with the final report while we're doing the action plan, so that they can go to the final report for May 27. If you have questions or queries on the summary of evidence, you can submit them in writing to the clerks and to the analysts; if you don't, then let them compile all the evidence that's given to date.

We need to wrap up. We have heard enough. We are into information overload. Perhaps we should start focusing now on moving forward.

Are we agreed? Okay. Thank you.

Is there any other business?

The meeting is adjourned.