Evidence of meeting #4 for Pay Equity in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was group.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anita Vandenbeld
Are there any other comments?
We now have Ontario added to Vancouver. We'll try the one in Vancouver first. If they're not available, we'll go to the one in Ontario.
Agreed?
Is it on this topic?
7:05 p.m.
Liberal
Julie Dzerowicz Liberal Davenport, ON
I only have a certain amount of brain capacity at any meeting, and I've done this where I've had 18 presentations in one session, and there is a lot to absorb. I would just ask the clerk to maybe relook at May 2, which is a little less brain capacity than the April 20 and May 4 ones. I don't know if you could maybe shift one group down to the 2nd. It's just thinking about the information they're going to be presenting. On the 20th, you have three academics. Then you have four people who have studied this colossally for probably most of their entire lives, and then you have the National Association of Women and the Law. Literally, I don't think I'd be able to absorb everything, to truly appreciate their information. On May 2, we might have a little more capacity.
I just want to put it forward if you could just rethink that slightly, and that's basically it.
7:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anita Vandenbeld
Are there any objections to that?
Okay, my speakers list is empty if anybody else wants to comment—
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Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
I think the work plan is perfect, or it's as perfect as it's going to get.
7:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anita Vandenbeld
Fantastic. Thank you.
Is there agreement that this will be the work plan?
Ms. Benson.
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NDP
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anita Vandenbeld
I'm sorry, yes. Does anybody want to speak to the request of the Canadian Union of Public Employees?
They sent a letter this week specifically requesting to come before the committee. The letter is here. Did anybody have a chance...? We did send it out prior to the meeting.
7:05 p.m.
Liberal
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Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
I was just going to make the simple suggestion for the clerk that if an opening comes up where one union can't make it, they could pop in instead. We want to get as much feedback as possible, but as I was reminded a couple of times, we all had a date to submit our witnesses and whatnot, and we want to get this process rolling.
7:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anita Vandenbeld
The analyst just told me that they may have experience with the provincial regimes, which would be possibly why they wanted to.... That's just for information.
Ms. Benson.
7:05 p.m.
NDP
Sheri Benson NDP Saskatoon West, SK
Yes, they independently submitted and asked to be a part of it with the rationale that they have employees within their union....
My suggestion would be to include them on the day that we're meeting with other public sector and private sector unions. It would be a theme, and I think they'd appreciate that.
7:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anita Vandenbeld
The clerk just reminded me that we have now a panel that has only one. We could just include them on that panel with the credit union.
7:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anita Vandenbeld
Is that agreed? Are there any objections?
Okay, we will include them that day.
Do we have consensus on the work plan with what we've discussed today?
7:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anita Vandenbeld
Fantastic.
Okay, there is no other business, and that being the case, I adjourn this meeting.
