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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 73
 
Thursday, March 21, 2013
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Rick Dykstra, Mylène Freeman, Sadia Groguhé, Roxanne James, Kevin Lamoureux, Chungsen Leung, Costas Menegakis, Ted Opitz, David Tilson and John Weston.

 

Acting Members present: Alex Atamanenko for Jinny Jogindera Sims, Olivia Chow for Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Philip Toone for Jinny Jogindera Sims.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Julie Béchard, Analyst; James Gauthier, Analyst.

 

Appearing: Hon. Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.

 

Witnesses: Department of Justice: Donald K. Piragoff, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister's Office. Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Branch; Eric Stevens, Counsel, Legal Services. Royal Canadian Mounted Police: C/Supt Joe Oliver, Director General, Operational Prioritization and Protective Policing, Federal Policing. Canadian Security Intelligence Service: Michael Peirce, Assistant Director Intelligence.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, February 27, 2013, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian Armed Forces).
 

The Minister made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 

At 9:48 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:51 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

C/Supt Joe Oliver and Michael Peirce made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:46 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Julie Lalande Prud'homme
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2013-03-21 4:13 p.m.