I would totally agree.
Evidence of meeting #14 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 trafficking.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #14 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 trafficking.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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National Coordinator for Human Trafficking, Immigration and Passport Branch, Border Integrity, Federal and International Operations, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
I would totally agree.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
I want to take this opportunity to thank you both very much for this information. You've given us a sound basis for the important work we're going to do in the committee.
I will suspend our meeting for a moment while you leave and we prepare for our next meeting.
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Liberal
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NDP
Irene Mathyssen NDP London—Fanshawe, ON
I want to raise something that concerns me profoundly. We've just heard how important it is for organizations to have the support of government to do the capacity building, the research, and the polling necessary to carry out their mandate. It's come to my attention that the mandate for Status of Women Canada has just been posted on the web. I'm concerned about the lack of support for things like capacity building, research, and polling, the very things that we've just heard are essential to serious work.
The minister is coming on Thursday, and I would respectfully ask that a discussion about the new mandate occur, so that we can understand exactly what Status of Women will be funding in support of those organizations whose remarkable work in the community helps to ensure equality for women.
12:41 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
I want to bring it to your attention that we have the minister from eleven o'clock until noon. She is here only for one hour. As I said earlier, we have requested a second date. The minister has said she will try, but she cannot come before the end of November, given the fact that she will have to deal with main estimates and responses to government reports 1 to 3. If I could, I suggest that we be very focused on the issues that we want to have the minister directly address.
The departmental officials will stay for the second hour so that we can get comments as far as the vision, the mandate, and so on are concerned. So if we could be as succinct as possible with our questions on Thursday, I think we would be more successful in trying to be sure we know what the mandate is and where we're going, coming from the minister herself, but the senior officials will remain.
You will have received a study on the main estimates in your offices by now and several votes that are referring to Canadian Heritage vote 110 and vote 115 on interim supply. If you could look those things over prior to Thursday's meeting and formulate the questions quite specifically, it would be helpful. As well, a report on plans and priorities should be on your desk when you go back. So if you could, please look at those issues.
If anybody wants them, I have eight or nine copies of a “pension tension” forum going on this morning, which I went to from ten to eleven. I did bring some copies for the committee. This is unofficial stuff.
You should have received all of those documents by email. If you could, just make sure you have them in your offices. If you don't, please call the clerk right away and we'll deal with that.
Ms. Smith.
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Conservative
Joy Smith Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
I must say that I just spoke with the minister a couple of days ago and she is looking forward to being here. She's very excited about sharing some information with the committee and with the public on these issues, so please have your questions ready.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
We look forward to her attendance.
Are there any further comments?
Mr. Stanton.
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Conservative
Bruce Stanton Conservative Simcoe North, ON
I have a question, Madam Chair.
You mentioned the two votes. Go over that again. That was rather quick. Did you say there will be materials in the package we're receiving?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
Yes, there will be a Canadian Heritage vote 110 and vote 115 on interim supply. That information has been transmitted.
If we don't vote on these things at committee, they're deemed adopted when they hit the House in November. If we have any questions or concerns about them, we need to try to get the answers either from the minister or the officials, who will also be here for the following hour.
If there's nothing further, I move adjournment.