The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 8:49 a.m. this day, in Room C-120, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, Candice Hoeppner, presiding.

Marcel Bolduc made a statement and answered questions.

At 9:20 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:22 a.m., the sitting resumed.

The Committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The Chair called Clause 1.

Clause 1 carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: France Bonsant, Raymonde Folco, Yves Lessard, Tony Martin, Maria Minna, Michael John Savage — 6; NAYS: Rick Casson, Ed Komarnicki, Maurice Vellacott, Jeff Watson, Alice Wong — 5.

Clause 2 carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: France Bonsant, Raymonde Folco, Yves Lessard, Tony Martin, Maria Minna, Michael John Savage — 6; NAYS: Rick Casson, Ed Komarnicki, Maurice Vellacott, Jeff Watson, Alice Wong — 5.

By unanimous consent, Clauses 3 to 9 carried severally on the following recorded division: YEAS: France Bonsant, Raymonde Folco, Yves Lessard, Tony Martin, Maria Minna, Michael John Savage — 6; NAYS: Rick Casson, Ed Komarnicki, Maurice Vellacott, Jeff Watson, Alice Wong — 5.

The Title carried on division.

The Bill carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: France Bonsant, Raymonde Folco, Yves Lessard, Tony Martin, Maria Minna, Michael John Savage — 6; NAYS: Rick Casson, Ed Komarnicki, Maurice Vellacott, Jeff Watson, Alice Wong — 5.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill to the House.

At 9:27 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:29 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

At 10:19 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.