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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 47
Tuesday, November 3, 1998
The Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access met in camera at 4:00 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Joint Chairs, the Honourable Landon Pearson and Roger Gallaway, presiding.
Members of the Committee present:
From the Senate: The Honourable Senators Erminie Cohen, Joan Cook, Anne Cools, Mabel DeWare, Marian Maloney and Landon Pearson.
From the House of Commons: Eleni Bakopanos, Carolyn Bennett, Madelaine Dalphond-Guiral, Sheila Finestone, Paul Forseth, Roger Gallaway, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Judi Longfield, Eric Lowther, Peter Mancini and Diane St. Jacques.
Acting Members present: Shaughnessy Cohen for Sheila Finestone, Lynn Myers for John Harvard, John Finlay for Denis Paradis, Shaughnessy Cohen for Robert Bertrand and John Bryden for John Harvard.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas Research Coordinator and Margaret Young. Ron Stewart, Research Advisor.
Pursuant to its Orders of Reference from the Senate dated October 28, 1997 and from the House of Commons dated November 18, 1997 the Committee resumed its study relating to child custody and access.
The Committee continued its consideration of a draft report.
At 5:28 the sitting was suspended.
At 6:35 the sitting resumed.
At 9:05 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Catherine Piccinin / Richard Rumas
Joint Clerks of the Committee