Evidence of meeting #42 for Status of Women in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was older.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Colleagues, I'm going to call the meeting to order.
Today we have, as you know, witnesses waiting to speak. But before we begin, I beg your indulgence, because the parliamentary secretary to the minister would like to make a quick announcement.
November 24th, 2009 / 3:35 p.m.
Conservative
Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Limoilou, QC
Good afternoon to everyone. I spoke with Minister Guergis earlier. She asked me to invite everyone from the committee to join her at the event hosted by the Equal Voice group. She thinks it is important for us to be there. So I am extending the invitation on her behalf.
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A voice
Yes, Equal Voice.
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An hon. member
It's non-partisan, so it goes to all parties.
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Okay, good. Thank you.
Now I will begin the meeting.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we're studying women and pension security. As you know, we have today a witness from the Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc., Gerda Kaegi.
Am I pronouncing your name...?
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A voice
Madam Chair, I think the system is frozen.
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Gerda Kaegi Member of the Executive, Ontario Division, Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.
Yes, you are.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
She's told me that yes, I am pronouncing her name...so she's hearing. We cannot see.
Does everyone want to wait until we get the video, or would you like to just do it with the audio in the interim?
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Member of the Executive, Ontario Division, Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.
Let's do whatever you like.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
Good morning.
As you know, we have a particular format that we use when we hold committee hearings. You have 10 minutes in which to present whatever it is you want to say to us, and then there is a round of questions. Each question is going to have a time limit that includes the answer.
I'm sorry, we've just disconnected completely.
While we're waiting for the reconnection to occur, Sylvie has another invitation.
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Conservative
Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Limoilou, QC
The event starts at 5 p.m. So you need to get there a little earlier because people will start speaking at 5 p.m.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
I think all of the women have already had invitations directly from Equal Voice. But thank you anyway.
Is there anything else you wanted to discuss?
No? Good.
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Conservative
Alice Wong Conservative Richmond, BC
Madam Chair, I suggest that we adjourn right at 5 so that we can go there, seeing that we have only one witness.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
How does everyone feel? There is a suggestion from Ms. Wong that we adjourn at 5 to go to the Equal Voice event.
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Bloc
Nicole Demers Bloc Laval, QC
Madam Chair, we have only one witness. It would be silly to prolong the debate.
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Liberal
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Member of the Executive, Ontario Division, Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.
Are you there?
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Liberal
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Member of the Executive, Ontario Division, Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.
Yes, I can.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry
All right. Then we will resume without the video of Ms. Kaegi.
As I was saying, and I don't know how much you heard, you will have 10 minutes to present.
We're disconnected again. Thank goodness we only have one witness.