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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 20
 
Thursday, May 27, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 6:17 p.m. this day, in Room 7-52, 131 Queen St., the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Paul Calandra, Olivia Chow, Hon. Denis Coderre, Rick Dykstra, Nina Grewal, Hon. Jim Karygiannis, Thierry St-Cyr, Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac, David Tilson, Alice Wong and Terence Young.

 

Acting Members present: Alexandra Mendes for Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sandra Elgersma, Analyst; Daphne Keevil Harrold, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: CanPak Chamber of Commerce: Shahid Hashmi, Chairman; Sohabe Hashmi, Administrative Director . Montreal City Mission: Sylvain Thibault, Coordinator, Projet Refuge Program; Kemoko Kamara, Volunteer. Calgary Catholic Immigration Society: Rob Bray, Manager, Family and Children Services, Special Projects. As an individual: Mary Jo Leddy, Member of the Ontario Sanctuary Coalition, Founder of the Romero House for Refugees. Romero House: Gustavo Gutierrez, Refugee Claimant; Gift Ogi. Rainbow Refugee Committee : Sharalyn Jordan. Kurdish Community and Information Centre: Dogan Dogan, Research Analyst; Huseyin Pinarbasi, President.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Thursday, April 29, 2010, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Federal Courts Act.
 

Shadid Hashmi made a statement and, with Sohabe Hashmi, answered questions.

 

At 7:01 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Sylvain Thibault, Kemoko Kamara, Rob Bray by videoconference from Calgary, Alberta, Mary Jo Leddy, Gustavo Gutierrez and Gift Ogi by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.

 

At 8:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 8:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Sharalyn Jordan and Dogan Dogan by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario made a statement and, with the Huseyin Pinarbasi also by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, answered questions.

 

At 8:57 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Jacques Maziade
Clerks of the Committee

 
 
2010/06/23 11:10 a.m.