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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 34
 
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street, the Vice-Chair, the Hon. John McCallum, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Jay Aspin, Chungsen Leung, Hon. John McCallum, Costas Menegakis, Jasbir Sandhu, Devinder Shory and Rathika Sitsabaiesan.

 

Acting Members present: Andrew Cash for Pierre Dionne Labelle, Kyle Seeback for David Tilson and Wai Young for Ted Opitz.

 

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

 

Witnesses: As an individual: James Bissett, Former Ambassador. Centre for Immigration Policy Reform: Martin Collacott, Spokesperson. Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change Network: Avvy Yao-Yao Go, Member, Steering Committee. Canadian Council for Refugees: Loly Rico, President. Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers: Peter Showler, Spokesperson, Former Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Canadian Taxpayers Federation: Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, November 17, 2014, the Committee resumed its study of the subject-matter of clauses 172, 173 (Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act), 183 and 184 (Revolving Funds Act) of Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures.
 

Martin Collacott, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, Peter Showler, and James Bissett made statements.

 

At 4:00 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit for the next 2 minutes.

 

At 4:02 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:52 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Aaron Wudrick, Loly Rico and Avvy Yao-Yao Go made statements and, with Peter Showler and James Bissett, answered questions.

 

At 5:29 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Mike MacPherson
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2014/11/20 3:07 p.m.