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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 54
Wednesday, November 25, 1998
The Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access met in camera at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chairs, the Hon. Landon Pearson and Roger Gallaway presiding.
Members of the Committee present:
From the Senate: The Honourable Senators Erminie J. Cohen, Joan Cook, Anne C. Cools, Mabel M. De Ware, Marian Maloney and Landon Pearson.
From the House of Commons: Eleni Bakopanos, Carolyn Bennett, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Sheila Finestone, Paul Forseth, Roger Gallaway, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Judi Longfield, Eric Lowther, Peter Mancini, Philip Mayfield and Diane St-Jacques.
Acting Members present: Ken Epp for Eric Lowther; Bernard Patry for Nancy Karetak-Lindell; Steve Mahoney for Robert Bertrand; Ivan Grose for Denis Paradis; Bernard Patry for Denis Paradis; John McKay for John Harvard; Ivan Grose for Nancy Karetak-Lindell; Ivan Grose for Robert Bertrand and Gar Knutson for Sheila Finestone.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas, Research Coordinator and Margaret Young, Research Officer. 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 on Child Custody and Access.
The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.
At 3:55 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:10 p.m., the sitting resumed.
It was agreed, - That any dissenting opinions be limited to not more than five pages.
It was agreed, - That the next meeting of the Committee be on Tuesday, December 1, 1998.
Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral moved, - That any dissenting opinions be submitted in both official languages, within 48 hours of the receipt of the integrated text of the draft report.
After debate, the motion was agreed to.
At 6:40 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Catherine Piccinin / Richard Rumas
Joint Clerks of the Committee