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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 12
Monday, April 30, 2001
The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 9:00 a.m. this day, in Vancouver, BC, Delta Pacific Resort & Conference Centre, Grand Pacific Ballroom, the Chair, Joe Fontana, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Joe Fontana, John Herron, Inky Mark, John McCallum, Anita Neville, Yolande Thibeault, Lynne Yelich.
Acting Member present: Libby Davies for Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jay Sinha, Researcher.
Witnesses: From the West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund: Jennirfer Khor, Co-Chair, Law and Government Liaison Committee; Judith Lee, Co-Chair, Law and Government Liaison Committee. From the MOSAIC: Elizabeth Briemberg, President, MOSAIC Board of Directors; Chilwin Cheng, Vice President, MOSAIC Board of Directors. From the S.U.C.C.E.S.S.: Mason Loh, Past Chair; Lillian To, Executive Director. From the West Coast Domestic Workers' Association: Tami Friesen, Advocate; Cynthia Javier, Legal Support Worker. From the Canadian Association of Police Boards: Florence Wong, Director, Vancouver Police Board; Beth Nielsen, Executive Assistant, Vancouver Police Board. From the Lower Mainland Sustainable Population Group: Dan Murray. From the City of Vancouver: Philip W. Owen; Baldwin Wong, Social Planning Development. From the Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch (The): Renée Miller, Chair, Immigration Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association; Gordon H. Maynard, Executive Member, National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section and Chair of the British Columbia Branch Section; Andrew Wlodyka, Lawyer. From the CIC Advisory Committee / BC & Yukon: Alexandra Charlton, Past-President, CIC Advisory Committee and Refugee Representative. From the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies & Service Agencies of BC: Jason Lee, Program Coordinator. From the Working Group on Poverty: John Argue, Program Director. From the Canadian Education Centre Network: Rodney Briggs, President; Gardiner Wilson, Director Public Policy and Research. From the Canadian Association of Private Language Schools: Sharon Curl, Past-Président. From the Vancouver Status of Women: Olatz Sagarduy, Research coordinator. From the Canadian Association for Immigration Reform: Alan Hackett, President; Robert Davies, Past President. From the ESL Consortium: Mary Polak, Chair; Catherine Eddy, Supervisor, Vancouver School Board.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Tuesday, February 27, 2001, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-11, An Act respecting immigration to Canada and the granting of refugee protection to persons who are displaced, persecuted or in danger (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, March 1st, 2001, Meeting No. 2).
The witnesses made opening statements and answered questions.
At 12:58 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jacques Lahaie
Clerk of the Committee