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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 60
 
Monday, November 19, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

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

 

Acting Members present: Bev Shipley for Chungsen Leung.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Julie Béchard, Analyst; Sandra Elgersma, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI): Amy Casipullai, Senior Policy and Public Education Coordinator; Francisco Rico-Martinez, Regional Director, Toronto. As individuals: Jacques Shore, Partner, Gowlings; RAdm Donald Loren, Senior Distinguished Faculty, Centre of Excellence in Security, Resilience, and Intelligence, Schulich Executive Education Centre; Walter Perchal, Program Director, Centre of Excellence in Security, Resilience, and Intelligence, Schulich Executive Education Centre; George Platsis, Program Director, Centre of Excellence in Security, Resilience, and Intelligence, Schulich Executive Education Centre.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, October 16, 2012, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-43, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
 

Amy Casipullai, Francisco Rico-Martinez and Jacques Shore made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

RADM Donald Loren, Walter Perchal and George Platsis made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:32 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Julie Lalande Prud'homme
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012-11-20 3:54 p.m.