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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 16
 
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met by videoconference in a televised session at 9:05 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Paul Calandra, Rick Dykstra, Nina Grewal, Alexandra Mendes, Pascal-Pierre Paillé, Devinder Shory, Thierry St-Cyr, David Tilson and Alice Wong.

 

Acting Members present: Irene Mathyssen for Olivia Chow, Hon. Maria Minna for Hon. Jim Karygiannis and Hon. Anita Neville for Hon. Jim Karygiannis.

 

Associate Members present: Dean Del Mastro.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sandra Elgersma, Analyst; Daniel Thompson, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Caregivers Support Services: Pura Velasco, Member; Magdalene Gordo, Member; Richelyn Tongson, Member. As an individual: Charles Sinclair, Attorney. House of Commons: Ruby Dhalla, Brampton—Springdale. As an individual: Howard Levitt, Attorney.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, May 7, 2009, the Committee commenced its study of ghost consultants and migrant workers.
 

Pura Velasco, Magdalene Gordo and Richelyn Tongson made statements and answered questions via videoconference from Toronto.

 

At 9:51 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:53 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

At 10:02 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:07 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Ruby Dhalla made a statement and answered questions.

 

At 11:04 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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