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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 31

Monday, April 14, 2008

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 1:06 p.m. this day, in the Baudelaire-Lafontaine Room, Sir Wilfrid Auberge Sainte-Foy, Quebec city, Québec, the Chair, Norman Doyle, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Robert Carrier, Norman Doyle, Thierry St-Cyr and Hon. Andrew Telegdi.

Acting Members present: Raymonde Folco for Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua.

Associate Members present: Steven Blaney.

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

Witnesses: As an individual: Eugénie Depatie-Pelletier, Research Associate, Canada Research Chair on International Law of Migration, University of Montreal. Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission: Marc-André Dowd, Vice-President; Carole Fiset, Human Rights Educator, Education and Cooperation Department. Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec: Yvon Boudreau, Representative, Consultant. As an individual: Prashant Ajmera. Canadian Society of Immigration Practitioners: Mireille Gauthier, Chief Executive Officer, Montreal.