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Minutes of Proceedings

Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 59

Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 1:03 p.m. to 2:01 p.m.

Room 253-D, Centre Block

Presiding

Michael Levitt, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Subcommittee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Cheryl Hardcastle

Acting Members present

• Anthony Housefather for Iqra Khalid (Liberal)

In attendance

House of Commons

• William Stephenson, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Karine Azoulay, Analyst

• Alexandra Smith, Analyst

Briefing on the Human Rights Situation in Iran

Witnesses

Bahá'í Community of Canada

• Corinne Box, Director of Government Relations

Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights

• Hon. Irwin Cotler, Founding Chair

Pursuant to the motion adopted by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Thursday, February 4, 2016, and the motion adopted by the Subcommittee on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, the Subcommittee proceeded to a briefing on the human rights situation in Iran.

Corinne Box and the Hon. Irwin Cotler made statements and answered questions.

At 2:01 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Angela Crandall

Clerk of the Subcommittee