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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 19
 
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe, Joe Daniel, Chungsen Leung, Hon. John McCallum, Costas Menegakis, Ted Opitz, Jasbir Sandhu, Devinder Shory, Rathika Sitsabaiesan and David Tilson.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Julie Béchard, Analyst; James Gauthier, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: As individuals: Kamal Dhillon, Author, Black and Blue Sari; Denise Spitzer, Canada Research Chair in Gender Migration and Health, University of Ottawa. Canadian Council of Muslim Women: Alia Hogben, Executive Director. South Asian Women's Centre: Kripa Sekhar, Executive Director. Coalition of Progressive Canadian Muslim Organizations: Salma Siddiqui, President; Tahir Gora, Secretary General.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 6, 2014, the Committee resumed its study on strengthening the protection of women in our immigration system.
 

Kamal Dhillon and Denise Spitzer made statements.

 

At 3:38 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

 

At 3:50 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:13 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Alia Hogben, Kripa Sekhar and Salma Siddiqui made statements.

 

At 5:42 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Julie Lalande Prud'homme
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2014/04/03 4:10 p.m.