SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
9 a.m.
Douglas Fir Committee Room
Parliament Buildings, Victoria
2008 Legislative Session: Fourth Session, 38th Parliament
SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH
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SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH Wednesday, April 16, 2008 |
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Present: Ron Cantelon, MLA (Chair); Nicholas Simons, MLA (Deputy Chair); Bill Bennett, MLA; Jagrup Brar, MLA; Maurine Karagianis, MLA; Leonard Krog, MLA; Mary Polak, MLA; Valerie Roddick, MLA; John Rustad, MLA
Unavoidably Absent: Dennis MacKay, MLA
1. The Chair called the Committee to order at 9:04 a.m.
2. Resolved, that the Committee move in-camera to receive the report of the Representative for Children and Youth on historic northern child deaths. (Mary Polak, MLA)
3. The Committee met in camera from 9:05 a.m. to 9:56 a.m.
4. Resolved, that the documents presented to the Committee during our in-camera session this morning be deemed public documents. These documents are:
1) Amanda, Savannah, Rowen and Serena: From Loss to Learning, Report of the Representative for Children and Youth
2) Representative for Children and Youth Report: Ministry of Children and Family Development Response to Recommendations
3) Representative for Children and Youth Report: Ministry of Children and Family Development General Response
(Nicholas Simons, MLA)
5. The Committee adjourned at 9:58 a.m. to the call of the Chair.
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Ron Cantelon, MLA Chair |
Kate Ryan-Lloyd |
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008
Issue No. 13
ISSN 1911-1940
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| Chair: | * Ron Cantelon (Nanaimo-Parksville L) |
| Deputy Chair: | * Nicholas Simons (Powell River–Sunshine Coast NDP) |
| Members: | * Bill Bennett (East Kootenay L) Dennis MacKay (Bulkley Valley–Stikine L) * Mary Polak (Langley L) * Valerie Roddick (Delta South L) * John Rustad (Prince George–Omineca L) * Jagrup Brar (Surrey–Panorama Ridge NDP) * Maurine Karagianis (Esquimalt-Metchosin NDP) * Leonard Krog (Nanaimo NDP) * denotes member present |
| Clerk: | Kate Ryan-Lloyd |
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008
The committee met at 9:04 a.m.
[R. Cantelon in the chair.]
R. Cantelon (Chair): I'd like to call the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth to order.
I'll call shortly for a motion to go in camera so we can test the reports. Craig James has just tapped me on the shoulder to remind me that the room is needed at ten o'clock. We'll have a full agenda, and I'm sure we'll have many questions.
I'd ask to move to go in camera so we can get at this.
Motion approved.
The committee continued in camera from 9:05 a.m. to 9:56 a.m.
[R. Cantelon in the chair.]
N. Simons (Deputy Chair): I just want to say thank you very much. It's the first significant report of this nature coming from the new office. I think it's a significant day, and we appreciate it. I know that the families of these children and other children who have had dealings with child welfare are appreciative of the fact that there is independent oversight.
I've spoken to the grandmother of Sherry Charlie, who also was looking forward to this day, in part because of the need for this type of review. I'm sure we'll have a chance to speak about the specifics of it in more detail when we have more time.
Public Release of Documents
Presented to Committee
N. Simons (Deputy Chair): At this time I'd like to move that the documents distributed to the committee this morning during our in-camera session be deemed public documents.
I'll name these documents. The first is the one called Amanda, Savannah, Rowen and Serena: From Loss to Learning, a report of the Representative for Children and Youth. The second is known as the RCY Northern Report: MCFD Response to Recommendations. The third is the RCY Northern Report: MCFD General Response. Those two documents are the documents provided by the ministry to the committee members this morning during our in-camera session.
That is the motion.
Motion approved.
R. Cantelon (Chair): We're at the hour. I look for a motion to adjourn.
This committee stands adjourned.
Thank you for coming, and thank you, Representative.
The committee adjourned at 9:58 a.m.
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