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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 22
 
Monday, April 28, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 3:29 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe, Joe Daniel, Chungsen Leung, Hon. John McCallum, Costas Menegakis, Ted Opitz, Jasbir Sandhu, Devinder Shory, Rathika Sitsabaiesan and David Tilson.

 

Other Members present: Elizabeth May.

 

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

 

Appearing: Hon. Chris Alexander, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

 

Witnesses: Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Robert Orr, Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations; Catrina Tapley, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy; Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Branch; Mory Afshar, Senior Counsel.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, the Committee commenced its study of the subject matter of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
 

The Minister made a statement and, with Robert Orr, Catrina Tapley, Nicole Girard and Mory Afshar, answered questions.

 

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

At 4:33 p.m., the questioning of the witnesses resumed.

 

Robert Orr, Catrina Tapley, Nicole Girard and Mory Afshar answered questions.

 

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

 



Julie Lalande Prud'homme
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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