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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 47

Friday, April 15, 2005

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 1:08 p.m. this day, in the City of Waterloo Council Chambers, Waterloo, Ontario, the Chair, Andrew Telegdi, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Colleen Beaumier, Roger Clavet, Bill Siksay, Andrew Telegdi and Lui Temelkovski.

Acting Members present: Michael Chong for Inky Mark and Nina Grewal for Diane Ablonczy .

In attendance: House of Commons: Jean-Philippe Brochu, Committee Clerk . Library of Parliament: Benjamin Dolin, Analyst.

Witnesses: As Individuals: Abdi A. Hussein, Hydrogeologist, Ministry of Environment, Guelph District Office; Marjan Maleki-Tehrani; Rajinder Verma. House of Friendship: Brice Balmer, Chaplaincy Director; Ann Crossman, Lutheran Refugee Services. Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support: Eunice Valenzuela, Director. Community Coalition on Refugee & Immigrant Concerns: Aislinn Clancy; Margaret Hennig; Jim Bindernagel; Gebrehiwot (Gebre) Berihun. Salvation Army in Canada: Gordon Armstrong, Commanding Officer, St. Catherines; Nubia Parez Santamaria, St. Catherines; Florence Gruer, Settlement Counsellor, Toronto, Immigrant and Refugee Services. As an Individual: Stelian George-Cosh, Professor, Conestaga College, Institute of Technology. Centre for Research and Education in Human Services: Rich Janzen, Research Directeur; Jassy Narayan, Co-host of the upcoming Immigrant Skills Summit in Waterloo Region, Member of three pre-Summit Task groups and founding member and past president, Focus for Ethnic Women. House of Friendship: Deborah Schlichter, Executive Director. As an Individual: Mazlun Sen.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, October 27, 2004, the Committee resumed its study of Family Reunification Issues.

Panel I.

Brice Balmer, Eunice Valenzuela, Marjan Maleki-Tehrani, Rajinder Verma, Abdi A. Hussein, Aislinn Clancy and Gordon Armstrong made statements and, with other witnesses answered questions.

At 2:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:49 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, October 27, 2004, the Committee resumed its study of Recognition of the International Experience and Credentials of Immigrants.

Panel II.

Stelian George-Cosh, Rich Janzen, Jassy Narayan, Deborah Schlichter and Mazlun Sen made statements and answered questions.

At 3:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned until 8:00 a.m., Monday, April 18, 2005.

William Farrell
Clerk of the Committee

2005/09/27 9:16 a.m.