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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
(Meeting No. 6)
Wednesday, February 25, 1998
The Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access met at 3:33 o’clock p.m., this day, in Room 253-D, Cetnre Block, the Joint Chair, Roger Gallaway presiding.
Members of the Committee present:
From the Senate: The Honourable Senators Erminie Cohen, Anne Cools, Mabel DeWare, Marisa Ferretti Barth, Duncan Jessiman and Landon Pearson.
From the House of Commons: Eleni Bakopanos, Carolyn Bennett, Madelaine Dalphond-Guiral, Sheila Finestone, Paul Forseth, Roger Gallaway, Eric Lowther, Caroline St-Hilaire and Diane St-Jacques.
Acting Members present: Bev Desjardins for Peter Mancini and Gurbax Malhi for Judi Longfield.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Kristen Douglas, Research Coordinator. Ron Stewart, Research Advisor.
Witness: Professor Nicholas Bala, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University.
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 witness made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 5:04 o’clock p.m. the sitting was suspended.
At 5:05 o’clock p.m. the sitting resumed in camera.
At 5:07 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
CATHERINE PICCININ and RICHARD RUMAS
Joint Clerks of the Committee