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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 72
Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 3:33 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Presiding
Hon. Hedy Fry, Chair (Liberal)

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Liberal

• David Anderson for Martin Shields (Conservative)
• Jenny Kwan for Pierre Nantel (NDP)
• Scott Reid for Hon. Peter Van Loan (Conservative)
• Darrell Samson for Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal)
• Ramesh Sangha for Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal)
• David Sweet for Robert Kitchen (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Marion Ménard, Analyst
• Erin Virgint, Analyst
Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination
Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Shaheen Azmi, Director, Policy, Education, Monitoring and Outreach
• Renu Mandhane, Chief Commissioner
Government of Ontario
• Sam Erry, Associate Deputy Minister, Cabinet Office, Inclusion Diversity and Anti-Racism Division
• Akwatu Khenti, Assistant Deputy Minister, Cabinet Office, Inclusion Diversity and Anti-Racism Division
• Christopher Williams, Senior Research Advisor, Cabinet Office, Inclusion Diversity and Anti-Racism Division
Muslim Canadian Congress
• Tarek Fatah, Founder
The Northgate Group Corp.
• Michel Juneau-Katsuya, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of systemic racism and religious discrimination.

Tarek Fatah and Michel Juneau-Katsuya made statements and answered questions.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:39 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Shaheen Azmi, Renu Mandhane, Sam Erry, Akwatu Khenti and Christopher Williams made statements and answered questions.

Election of Vice-Chairs
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of a Vice-Chair.

On motion of David Anderson, it was agreed, — That the Hon. Peter Van Loan be elected First Vice-Chair of the Committee.

At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Michael MacPherson
Clerk of the Committee