Evidence of meeting #41 for Status of Women in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was survivors.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Members speaking

Before the committee

Champagne  Executive Director, Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
Lee  Executive Director, Lanark County Interval House and Community Support
Singh  Executive Director, Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women
Fiddes  Executive Director, The Denise House
Decker  Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Cambridge

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dominique Vien

Ms. Ménard, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but your time is up.

Thank you very much to the witnesses for making themselves available today, and I wish those who must get back on the road a safe trip home.

Before we adjourn, colleagues, I want to talk to you about two or three administrative matters. Since we have added a meeting on the topic of shelters, you'll understand that this has disrupted our schedule slightly.

On Thursday, we'll continue our discussions on women's shelters. However, next week, we were scheduled to finish our study on shelters and begin our study on menopause, continuing through June 16. We already have guests lined up for the meetings on June 9, 11 and 16 as part of the study on menopause. So I recommend leaving that as is, as it will be complicated for the committee staff to undo all that.

Furthermore, regarding June 18, we have not yet confirmed the attendance of witnesses for the study on menopause. In any case, as you can imagine, we'll have to resume the study on shelters in the fall because, if our last meeting on shelters is on June 18, we won't have finished the entire study. We will have to continue in the fall.

The same reasoning applies to the study on menopause. We're scheduled to hold a meeting on that topic on June 18, but if we decide to devote that meeting to the study on shelters, the same scenario will apply: We will have to resume the study on menopause in the fall.

In short, we have to decide whether, on June 18, we will discuss menopause or whether we will conclude the hearings on shelters. It is understood that, in either case, we will have to continue these studies in the fall anyway. In addition, we must discuss our report concerning our study on seniors, since the hearings have concluded.

As for June 18, assuming we will continue to meet until June 19, would you agree to have the clerk continue to make calls regarding the study on menopause? We would add a final meeting on shelters in the fall, as requested by our colleague Ms. Ménard.

Does that scenario work for you, or would you prefer that, on June 18, we hold the final meeting on shelters—which wasn't originally scheduled but which we've added—and hold the final meeting on menopause in the fall?

You can also let us make the decision.

Chi Nguyen Liberal Spadina—Harbourfront, ON

Personally, I'd prefer to continue the study on shelters on June 18 and resume the one on menopause in the fall.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dominique Vien

Okay. However, please be aware that we will not be changing the plans for the meetings on June 9, 11 and 16. For June 18, we have to choose one of the two studies, and the other one will be postponed until the fall anyway.

Does everyone agree?

Ms. Ménard, this is all because of you. Does this work for you, too?

1 p.m.

Liberal

Marie-Gabrielle Ménard Liberal Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est, QC

It gives you a chance to work on your agility, Madam Chair. You like that.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dominique Vien

That's exactly right.

Everyone seems to agree.

Have a good day, everyone. We'll see each other again on Thursday.

(Meeting adjourned)