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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 6
 
Thursday, November 29, 2007
 

The Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security met at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 200, West Block, the Chair, Garry Breitkreuz, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Sue Barnes, Garry Breitkreuz, Bonnie Brown, Gord Brown, Hon. Roy Cullen, Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh, Dave MacKenzie, Colin Mayes, Serge Ménard, Rick Norlock, Penny Priddy and Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lyne Casavant, Analyst; Philip Rosen, Principal.

 

Witnesses: Barreau du Québec: Nicole Dufour, Lawyer, Research and Legislation Service; Hugues Langlais, Lawyer, President of the Advisory Committee on Immigration and Citizenship; Pierre Poupart, Lawyer, Member of the Committee on Human Rights and Member of the Committee on Criminal Law. Canadian Bar Association: Isabelle Dongier, Lawyer, Member of Citizenship and Immigration Law Section; Tamra Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform. Federation of Law Society of Canada: Michael W. Milani, Q.C., President; Frederica Wilson, Director, Policy and Public Affairs.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, November 20, 2007, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:21 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Roger Préfontaine
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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