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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 22
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 8:07 a.m. this day in the Radisson Plaza Hotel Admiral Toronto, Admiral’s Ballroom, the Chair, Joe Fontana, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Joe Fontana, Lynne Yelich.
Acting Member present: Andrew Telegdi for David Price.
Other member present: Brian Masse
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Benjamin Dolin, Research Officer.
Witnesses: Panel I: From the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians: Soni Dasmohapatra, Community Development Coordinator. From the Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic: Avvy Yao-Yao Go, Barrister & Solicitor, Clinic Director. From the Latvian National Federation in Canada: Harold Otto, Historian; Alide Forstmanis. From the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants: Uzma Shakir, President; Amy Casipullai, Coordinator, Policy and Public Education. From the Toronto Refugee Affairs Council: Norbert Piché, Chair, Francophone Centre of Toronto; Jesus Mejia, Senior Counsellor, Sojourn House; Fred Franklin, Member. From the Maytree Foundation: Elizabeth McIsaac, Manager. Panel II From the German Canadian Congress-Ontario: Ernest Friedel, President, German-Canadian Congress (Ontario); Anton (Tony) Bergmeier, President, German Canadian Congress National. From the Kairos: Marnie Hayes, Educator/Policy Advocate, Refugees and Migration Program. From the Kitchener Waterloo Multicultural Centre: Myrta Rivera, Executive Director. From the Kitchener Waterloo Portuguese Community: David Borges, Barrister and Solicitors; Orlando Da Silva, Lawyer. As Individual: Olya Odynsky; Leslie K. Torok.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Friday, November 8, 2002, the
Committee resumed debate on Clause 2 consideration of Bill C-18, An Act
respecting Canadian citizenship (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday,
November 21, 2002, Meeting No. 6).
The witnesses made statements.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study on
Canada's Settlement and Integration Programs (See Minutes of Proceedings,
Monday, February 10, 2003, Meeting No 20).
Elizabeth McIsaac made a statement.
The witnesses from Panel I answered questions.
Elizabeth McIsaac answered questions.
At 9:50 a.m. the sitting was suspended.
At 10:07 a.m. the sitting resumed.
The witnesses from Panel II made statements and answered questions.
At 11:30 a.m., the Committee adjourned to later this day.
William Farrell
Clerk of the Committee