The League’s final day of meetings in Ottawa began with a meeting at the office of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. The delegation met with Director and Commission Secretary Margaret Shea-Lawrence, M.R.E. of the Office for Evangelization and Catechesis; Director Michelle Dabrowski, Ph.D. of the Office for Family and Life; Advisor, Research Assistant and Council Secretary Tracy Blain, Indigenous Relations; Assistant General Secretary Robert Di Pede, Ph.D. and General Secretary Fr. Jean Vézina.
The delegation was able to attend question period in the House of Commons as guests of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada The Hon. Sean Fraser (Central Nova Scotia). Following question period, the delegation met with the minister to discuss some of the League’s resolutions.
The League delegation was honoured and pleased to be able to bring the resolutions from members to cabinet ministers and officials in government.
From left to right: National Chairperson of Service Madonna Clark, National Vice-President Glenda Carson, National President Betty Colaneri, Fr. Jean Vézina, Robert Di Pede, National Chairperson of Social Justice Jessie Parkinson, Michelle Dabrowski, Tracy Blain and Margaret Shea-Lawrence.From left to right: National Chairperson of Social Justice Jessie Parkinson, National Vice-President Glenda Carson, Apostolic Nuncio to Canada His Excellency Most Rev. Ivan Jurkovič, National President Betty Colaneri and National Chairperson of Service Madonna Clark.From left to right: National Chairperson of Service Madonna Clark, National President Betty Colaneri, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada The Hon. Sean Fraser, National Chairperson of Social Justice Jessie Parkinson and National Vice-President Glenda Carson. Standing in front of the doors that lead to the chamber of the House of Commons are (left to right): National Vice-President Glenda Carson, National President Betty Colaneri, National Chairperson of Social Justice Jessie Parkinson and National Chairperson of Service Madonna Clark.
