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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 24

Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 10:05 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.

Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street

Televised

Presiding

Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Jenny Kwan

Acting Members present

• Peter Fragiskatos for Shaun Chen (Liberal)

• Hon. Peter Kent for David Tilson (Conservative)

Associate Members present

• Arif Virani (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Julie Béchard, Analyst

• Sandra Elgersma, Analyst

Immigration Measures for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups

Witnesses

Or Shalom Synagogue

• David Berson, Co-Chair, Or Shalom Syrian Refugee Initiative

As an individual

• Murad Ismael, Executive Director, Yazda

• Nadia Murad Basee Taha, Human Rights Activist

Yezidi Human Rights Organization International

• Mirza Ismail, Chairman

Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture

• Dylan Mazur, Executive Director

Rainbow Refugee

• Christine Morrissey, Special Advisor

Amnesty International

• Gloria Nafziger, Refugee and Migrant Coordinator, Toronto Office

Foundation of Hope

• Paul Tolnai, Acting Secretary

• Chad Walters, Board Member

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, June 16, 2016, the Committee resumed its study on immigration measures for the protection of vulnerable groups.

Nadia Murad Basee Taha, Murad Ismael, Mirza Ismail and David Berson, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, made statements and answered questions.

At 11:32 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:42 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Gloria Nafziger, Chad Walters, Paul Tolnai, Dylan Mazur and Christine Morrissey made statements and answered questions.

At 12:40 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Julie Geoffrion

Committee Clerk