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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Committee on Afghanistan (AFGH)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 7
Monday, March 28, 2022, 6:30 p.m. to 9:31 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Sukh Dhaliwal, Chair (Liberal)

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• Peter Fonseca for Salma Zahid (Liberal)
• Brad Redekopp for Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Julie Béchard, Analyst
• Allison Goody, Analyst
Committee Business
The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That notwithstanding the schedule agreed to on Monday, February 28, 2022, for the first hour on Monday, April 4th, 2022, the committee invite the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, along with officials and for the second hour, the Minister of International Development, along with departmental officials; and that on Monday, May 9, 2022, the committee invite the Minister of National Defence to appear for the first hour, with Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces officials appearing for the full 2 hours.

Situation in Afghanistan
Afghan Community Vancouver
• Wadood Dilsoz, Director
As an individual
• Sally Armstrong, Journalist
• Alison MacLean, Documentarian, Producer of Burkas2Bullets
• Sima Samar, Former Chairperson, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
• Djawid Taheri, Lawyer
Human Rights Watch
• Heather Barr, Associate Women’s Rights Director
Tenth Church Refugee Ministry
• Katherine Moloney, Representative for Afghan Families
Women Leaders of Tomorrow
• Friba Rezayee, Founder and Executive Director
Women & Peace Studies Organization – Afghanistan
• Wazhma Frogh, Founder
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, December 8, 2021, the committee resumed its study of the situation in Afghanistan.

Alison MacLean, Djawid Taheri, and Katherine Moloney made statements and answered questions.

At 7:33 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:37 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Sally Armstrong, Sima Samar, and Heather Barr made statements and answered questions.

At 8:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 8:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Wadood Dilsoz, Friba Rezayee, and Wazhma Frogh made statements and answered questions.

At 9:31 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Miriam Burke
Clerk of the committee