Status of Women Committee on March 8th, 2016

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

Absolutely.

[Anita Vandenbeld, Liberal, Ottawa West—Nepean, ON]

I've moved it.

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

She's moved it. You could amend it.

Ms. Malcolmson.

[Sheila Malcolmson, NDP, Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC]

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I have an amendment to propose that I have discussed with the mover, and I hope that you have copies.

The motion would read that the committee study ways in which the government could—and this is the new wording—more fully implement gender-based analysis. Then the more detailed text is scratched out, and it would then read “to advance gender equality, including:” and then the three bullets remain from the original motion.

At the very end we would include a sentence that covers housekeeping and it would read that the committee report its findings to the House, and that the committee request a government response to its report.

[Anita Vandenbeld, Liberal, Ottawa West—Nepean, ON]

Madam Chair, I consider that a friendly amendment.

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

A friendly amendment, all right, so the motion is so amended.

Are there any further amendments?

(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Ms. Malcolmson.

[Sheila Malcolmson, NDP, Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC]

I move that the committee reserve consideration of the remaining nine motions for a future meeting of the status of women committee.

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

All right, there is a motion on the table. Are there any amendments to that motion?

(Motion agreed to)

We are in clear agreement. We will review those at a future meeting.

Being that it is approaching 4:45, then, I would just remind you to submit your witness requests to our clerk and also remind you that we will be looking at the main estimates and the supplementary estimates on Thursday. We have the department officials coming to do that. You received the report on planning and priorities.

Ms. Vecchio.

[Karen Vecchio, Conservative, Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON]

I have just a comment.

Now that we're going into the study of violence, will we break that down into specifics, and focus, or will we just go broad? With the campuses, for instance, I have met in my office with a variety of different organizations because of the universities and colleges in our area. Will we focus on one piece at a time or just receive everybody in a general sense and carry on that way?

We can do it either way, but I wasn't sure if we were going to break this down and be more specific on it.

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

Mr. Fraser.

[Sean Fraser, Liberal, Central Nova, NS]

Thanks very much.

I think that's a great suggestion. I would suggest that the appropriate place to deal with it is the subcommittee on agenda and procedure in terms of outlining a work plan as to which meetings will deal with which issues. We can try to arrange to have all the witnesses on the same sub-issue here on the same day, if that makes sense to the rest of the committee.

[Karen Vecchio, Conservative, Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON]

I think that would work very well. That way we can focus on one specific thing. Witnesses may bring variable opinions or solutions, and I think that's a great way to keep it a very focused discussion as well.

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

The parliamentary analyst will bring the work plan to the subcommittee. Is that the suggestion?

[Sean Fraser, Liberal, Central Nova, NS]

Yes, that is the suggestion.

Of course, it would ultimately have to come back to the committee as a whole—

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

Absolutely.

[Sean Fraser, Liberal, Central Nova, NS]

—but for efficiency, I think it's the best place to deal with it.

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

All right. Very good.

Considering everything, thanks so much.

Do you have one final comment, Ms. Damoff?

[Pam Damoff, Liberal, Oakville North—Burlington, ON]

Happy International Women's Day to all the amazing people in the room.

[Voices]

Hear, hear!

[The Chair, Conservative, Marilyn Gladu]

I declare this meeting adjourned.