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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 53

Monday, October 15, 2012

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Rick Dykstra, Mylène Freeman, Sadia Groguhé, Roxanne James, Chungsen Leung, Costas Menegakis, Ted Opitz, David Tilson and John Weston.

Acting Members present: Scott Andrews for Kevin Lamoureux, Tyrone Benskin for Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Robert Chisholm for Jinny Jogindera Sims.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Julie Béchard, Analyst ; Sandra Elgersma, Analyst.

Witnesses: Action Réfugiés Montréal: Jenny Jeanes, Program Coordinator. REDRESS: Lutz Oette, Counsel. Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI): Debbie Douglas, Executive Director; Amy Casipullai, Senior Policy and Communications Coordinator. As an individual: Angus Grant.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, December 8, 2011, the Committee resumed its study "Standing on Guard for Thee: Ensuring that Canada's Immigration System is Secure".

Lutz Oette, by videoconference from London, United Kingdom, and Jenny Jeanes made statements and answered questions.

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Angus Grant, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, and Debbie Douglas made statements and answered questions.

At 5:32 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Julie Lalande Prud'homme
Clerk of the Committee

2012-10-16 2:17 p.m.