Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on the
Charitable Sector
Issue No. 11 - Minutes of Proceedings - February 25, 2019
OTTAWA, Monday, February 25, 2019
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[English]
The Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector met this day at 12:02 p.m., in room W120, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Terry M. Mercer, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Duncan, LaBoucane-Benson, Martin, Mercer and Omidvar (5).
In attendance: Havi Echenberg and Nicole Sweeney, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament, and Ben Silverman, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, the committee continued its study on the impact of federal and provincial laws and policies governing charities, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and other similar groups; and to examine the impact of the voluntary sector in Canada. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)
WITNESSES:
D2D Destiny Foundation:
Arthur Chan, Founder and President.
Jumpstart - Refugee Talent:
Mustafa Alio, Co-Founder and Development Director.
Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia:
Arlene MacDonald, Executive Director.
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre:
Chris Pot, Program Director.
Rideau Hall Foundation:
The Right Honourable David L. Johnston, Chair;
Jill Clark, Manager, Communications;
Nayaelah Siddiqui, Intern.
As an individual:
Clifford L. Spyker, Associate Professor - Accounting, Mount Royal University.
Lapland and District Fire Department:
David Sutherland, Firefighter, Training Officer and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
Administrators of Volunteer Resources British Columbia:
Heidi Jakop, President.
Scouts Canada:
Robert Cielen, Troop Section Scouter and Group Treasurer, 1st Langley Meadows.
Universities Canada:
Philip Landon, Vice President.
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet:
Taralee Turner, Chief Operating Officer.
Health Charities Coalition of Canada:
Connie Côté, Chief Executive Officer.
The Mowat Centre:
Lisa Lalande, Executive Lead, Not-for-Profit Research Hub.
Indefinite Arts Centre:
Jung-Suk (JS) Ryu, Chief Executive Officer.
Outside Looking In:
Melanie Hurley, Chief Executive Officer.
Artscape:
LoriAnn Girvan, Chief Operating Officer (by video conference).
Ensemble Services Greater-Grand Moncton Inc.:
Debby Warren, Executive Director (by video conference).
Ecology North:
Craig Scott, Executive Director (by video conference).
The Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society:
David Lau, Executive Director.
Free Geek Toronto:
Ryan Fukunaga, Executive Director.
MCIS Language Solutions:
Latha Sukumar, Executive Director.
Le Réseau québécois en innovation sociale:
Vincent van Schendel, President (by video conference).
The chair made a statement.
Mr. Chan, Mr. Alio, Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Pot each made statements and answered questions.
At 1 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 1:10 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Johnston made a statement and answered questions.
At 2:10 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 2:20 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Spyker, Mr. Sutherland, Ms. Jakop and Mr. Cielen each made statements and answered questions.
At 3:12 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 3:20 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Landon, Ms. Turner, Ms. Côté and Ms. Lalande each made statements and answered questions.
At 4:03 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 5:02 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Ryu, Ms. Hurley and Ms. Girvan each made statements and answered questions.
At 5:58 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 6:08 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Warren and Mr. Scott each made statements and answered questions.
At 6:47 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 6:57 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Lau, Mr. Fukunaga, Ms. Sukumar and Mr. van Schendel each made statements and answered questions.
At 7:54 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Kevin Pittman
Acting Clerk of the Committee