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Minutes of Proceedings

45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 22
Monday, June 15, 2026, 4:16 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Fayçal El-Khoury, Chair (Liberal)

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• Laura Salter, Analyst
ACLED
• Tiziano Breda, Senior Analyst, Latin America and Caribbean
• Sandra Pellegrini, Senior Analyst, Latin America and Caribbean
Canadian Network on Cuba
• Samantha Hislop, Co-Chair
Cuban Observatory of Human Rights
• Alejandro Gonzalez, Executive Director
Little Footprints Big Steps
• Morgan Wienberg, Co-Founder and Executive Director
Prisoners Defenders
• Javier Larrondo, President
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• Rebecca Davidson, Chief Programs Officer
• Geeta Narayan, UNICEF Representative in Haiti
Pursuant to the motion adopted by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 and the motion adopted by the subcommittee on Monday, May 25, 2026, the subcommittee proceeded to a briefing on human rights in the Caribbean region.

Sandra Pellegrini, Morgan Wienberg, Geeta Narayan and Tiziano Breda made statements and answered questions.

At 5:17 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:25 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Samantha Hislop, Alejandro Gonzalez and Javier Larrondo made statements and answered questions.

At 6:00 p.m., the subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Aimée Belmore
Clerk of the subcommittee