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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 34
 
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Rick Dykstra, Alain Giguère, Sadia Groguhé, Roxanne James, Kevin Lamoureux, Chungsen Leung, Costas Menegakis, Ted Opitz, Jinny Jogindera Sims, Rathika Sitsabaiesan, David Tilson and John Weston.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sandra Elgersma, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: As an individual: Richard Kurland, Policy Analyst and Attorney. Canadian Bar Association: Tamra L. Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform; Peter Edelmann, Member, National Immigration Law Section. Canadian Taxpayers Federation: Derek Fildebrandt, National Research Director. Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture: Ezat Mossallanejad, Policy Analyst and Researcher. Barreau du Québec: Nicolas Plourde, President of the Bar; Mitchell Goldberg, Lawyer, Member of the Committee on Immigration and Citizenship; Carla Chamass, Lawyer, Legislation and Research Section.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, April 23, 2012, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, the Marine Transportation Security Act and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act.
 

Richard Kurland, Tamra L. Thomson and Peter Edelmann made statements and answered questions.

 

At 9:46 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:52 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Derek Fildebrandt and Ezat Mossallanejad made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:51 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:57 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Nicolas Plourde and Mitchell Golberg made statements and, with Carla Chamass, answered questions.

 

At 12:01 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Marc-Olivier Girard
Committee Clerk

 
 
2012-05-15 1:36 p.m.