SDIR Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
William Browder, Olga V. Alexeeva, Azeezah Kanji and Errol P. Mendes made statements and answered questions.
By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That due to technical difficulties, William Browder be allowed to continue his appearance without simultaneous interpretation.
At 12:58 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 1:15 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Omerbek Ali and Gulbahar Jelilova made statements and answered questions.
At 2:52 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:02 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Amy Lehr, Elise Anderson and Guy Saint-Jacques made statements and answered questions.
At 5:40 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:40 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.
It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $ 6,275, for the study of the human rights situation of the Uyghurs, be adopted.
The committee proceeded to give drafting instructions to the analysts for a draft report.
It was agreed, — That the subcommittee issue a news release regarding the human rights situation of the Uyghurs.
It was agreed, — That the news release be circulated to the Chairs of other parliamentary human rights committees worldwide.
It was agreed, — That the clerk make the necessary arrangements for a press conference to be held during the week of August 10, 2020; and that the Subcommittee respect the public health guidelines in regards to the Pandemic by having it either in Ottawa, virtually, or a hybrid of the two.
At 6:35 p.m., the subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.