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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 29

Thursday, April 10, 2008

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 9:04 a.m. this day, in the Petit Salon, Hilton Montreal Airport Hotel, Dorval, Québec, the Chair, Norman Doyle, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Robert Carrier, Olivia Chow, Norman Doyle, Nina Grewal, Ed Komarnicki, Thierry St-Cyr and Hon. Andrew Telegdi.

Acting Members present: Raymonde Folco for Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua and Luc Harvey for Dave Batters.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Penny Becklumb, Analyst ; Sandra Elgersma, Analyst.

Witnesses: As individuals: Sylvie Gravel, Professor, Work injuries, Safety at work, Business School, University of Quebec at Montreal; Félicien Ngankoy, Communauté catholique congolaise de Montréal; Jill Hanley, Assistant Professor, McGill School of Social Work. Église Chaldéene des Saints-Martyrs-d'Orient: Mowafaq Thomas. Iraqi Community Centre: Hala Alobaidi, Member; Abbass Alnajar, President. Union des producteurs agricoles: Pierre Lemieux, First Vice-President; Hélène Varvaressos, Director General, AGRIcarrières, Comité sectoriel de main-d'oeuvre de la production agricole.