June 9, 2010 (Meeting 23)
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Jennifer Irish, Director, Asylum Policy Program Development
John Butt, Manager, Program Development
Luke Morton, Senior Legal Counsel, Manager, Refugee Legal Team, Legal Services
Peter MacDougall, Director General, Refugees
June 1, 2010 (Meeting 22)
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Jennifer Irish, Director, Asylum Policy Program Development
John Butt, Manager, Program Development
Luke Morton, Senior Legal Counsel, Manager, Refugee Legal Team, Legal Services
Peter MacDougall, Director General, Refugees
May 31, 2010 (Meeting 21)
As an individual
Howard Anglin, Lawyer
Canada Border Services Agency
Leigh Taylor, Senior General Counsel
Peter Hill, Director General, Post-Border Programs
Reg Williams, Director, Inland Immigration Enforcement, Greater Toronto Area Region
Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants
Philip Mooney, Past President, National
Timothy Morson, Director, Policy and Certified Canadian Immigration Consultant
Centre justice et foi
Elisabeth Garant, Director
Louise Dionne
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Jennifer Irish, Director, Asylum Policy Program Development
Les Linklater, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy
Luke Morton, Senior Legal Counsel, Manager, Refugee Legal Team, Legal Services
Peter MacDougall, Director General, Refugees
Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
François Guilbault, Senior Legal Advisor
Simon Coakeley, Executive Director
May 27, 2010 (Meeting 20)
As an individual
Mary Jo Leddy, Member of the Ontario Sanctuary Coalition, Founder of the Romero House for Refugees
Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Rob Bray, Manager, Family and Children Services, Special Projects
CanPak Chamber of Commerce
Shahid Hashmi, Chairman
Sohabe Hashmi, Administrative Director
Kurdish Community and Information Centre
Dogan Dogan, Research Analyst
Huseyin Pinarbasi, President
Montreal City Mission
Kemoko Kamara, Volunteer
Sylvain Thibault, Coordinator, Projet Refuge Program
Rainbow Refugee Committee
Sharalyn Jordan
Romero House
Gift Ogi
Gustavo Gutierrez, Refugee Claimant
May 27, 2010 (Meeting 19)
As an individual
Hon. Andrew Telegdi, Former Parliamentary Secretary, Former Chair and Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
Raphael Girard
Canadian Arab Federation
James Kafieh, Legal Counsel
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Jennifer Irish, Director, Asylum Policy Program Development
John Butt, Manager, Program Development
Luke Morton, Senior Legal Counsel, Manager, Refugee Legal Team, Legal Services
Peter MacDougall, Director General, Refugees
Fédération des femmes du Québec
Alexandra Pierre, Community Organizer, Responsible for anti-racism and discrimination issues
Nathalie Ricard , Coalition des familles homoparentales du Québec
May 25, 2010 (Meeting 18)
As an individual
Gerry Van Kessel, Former Director General, Refugees Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Former Coordinator, Intergovernmental Consultations on Asylum, Refugees and Migration Policy, Geneva
Max Berger, Lawyer, Max Berger Professional Law Corporation
Egale Canada
Helen Kennedy, Executive Director
Michael Pelz, Researcher
Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto
Jordan Pachciarz Cohen, Settlement Worker
Maria Eva Delgado Bahena, Refugee
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Abraham Abraham, Representative in Canada
Hy Shelow, Senior Protection Officer
Michael Casasola, Resettlement Officer
Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association (AQAADI)
Pia Zambelli, Member, Legislative Review Committee
May 25, 2010 (Meeting 17)
As an individual
David Matas, Lawyer
William Bauer, Former Canadian Ambassador, Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Action Réfugiés Montréal
Glynis Williams, Director
Maude Côté, Program Coordinator
Association for New Canadians
Julia Porter, Settlement Social Worker
Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
Ezat Mossallanejad, Policy Analyst and Researcher
HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)
John Norquay, Staff Immigration Lawyer
Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes
Richard Goldman, Committee Coordinator to Aid Refugees
Stephan Reichhold, Director
May 13, 2010 (Meeting 16)
As an individual
Richard Kurland, Attorney
Centre des femmes de Verdun
Alein Ortégon, Community Advocate
Annie Kouamy, Community Advocate
City of Niagara Falls
Ted Salci, Mayor
Niagara Region
Peter Partington, Chairman
May 11, 2010 (Meeting 15)
As an individual
Lorne Waldman, Canadian Immigration and Human Rights Lawyer
Michael Greene, Immigration Lawyer
Peter Showler, Professor, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa
Raoul Boulakia, Lawyer
Barreau du Québec
Catherine Dagenais, Lawyer, Research and Legislative Services
France Houle, Lawyer
Centre des femmes immigrantes de Montréal
Vanessa Taylor, Co-Chair
Folk Arts Council of St. Catharines Multicultural Centre
Ibrahim Abu-Zinid
Salvatore Sorrento, Chair
Parkdale Community Legal Services
Geraldine Sadoway, Staff Lawyer, Immigration and Refugee Group
Rathika Vasavithasan, Law Student
Refugee Lawyers' Association of Ontario
Andrew Brouwer, Chair, Law Reform Committee
May 11, 2010 (Meeting 14)
As an individual
James Bissett, Former Ambassador, Former Executive Director, Canadian Immigration Service
Amnesty International
Claudette Cardinal, Coordinator, Refugees, Canadian Francophone Section
Michael Bossin, Past President, Refugee Network
Canadian Bar Association
Kerri Froc, Staff Lawyer, Law Reform and Equality
Mitchell Goldberg, Executive Member, Citizenship and Immigration Law Section
Canadian Council for Refugees
Janet Dench, Executive Director
Wanda Yamamoto, President
Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
Salimah Valiani, Coordinator, Colour of Poverty
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
Amy Casipullai, Coordinator, Policy and Public Education
May 6, 2010 (Meeting 13)
As an individual
Julie Taub, Immigration and Refugee Lawyer, Former Member, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Martin Collacott, Former Canadian Ambassador in Asia and the Middle East
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Brian Goodman, Chairperson
Simon Coakeley, Executive Director
Sylvia Cox-Duquette, Senior General Counsel
May 4, 2010 (Meeting 12)
Canada Border Services Agency
Peter Hill, Acting Associate Vice-President, Program Branch
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Jennifer Irish, Director, Asylum Policy Program Development
Les Linklater, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy
Luke Morton, Senior Legal Counsel, Manager, Refugee Legal Team, Legal Services
Peter MacDougall, Director General, Refugees
Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism