It was agreed, — That the First Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, which read as follows, be concurred in:

Your subcommittee met on Friday, January 21, 2022, to consider the business of the committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That the committee hold two-hour meetings and that each one-hour segment have three witnesses per panel and of those three, each will be allowed five minutes for opening statements.

2. That the first four meetings will be on the subsection of humanitarian assistance and that the next six meetings following that be on immigration measures.

3. That at the discretion of the Chair and subject to witness availability, the Committee follow the following proposed meeting outline:

Meeting 1: UN agencies

Meeting 2: NGOs

Meeting 3: NGOs

Meeting 4: Afghan/Afghan families/organizations

Meeting 5: Afghan/Afghan families/organizations

Meeting 6: Veteran’s groups

Meeting 7: Veteran’s groups

Meeting 8: Department of National Defence officials/Minister

Meeting 9: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development officials/Minister

Meeting 10: Department of Citizenship and Immigration officials/Minister

Meeting 11: Drafting of report

Meeting 12: Drafting of report

Meeting 13: Drafting of report

4. That, at the discretion of the Chair, the committee add additional meetings to accommodate scheduling of witnesses and ministers as required, as well as additional meetings for report consideration, if required.

5. That, for the first three meetings, the following witnesses be invited and that, subject to witness availability, any vacancies on panels be filled according to the workplan dated 19 January 2022:

Meeting 1: The Role of United Nations Agencies

Panel 1:

• David Beasley, the World Food Programme;

• Henrietta Fore (or Catherine Russell), United Nations Children’s Fund;

• Peter Mauer, International Committee of the Red Cross;

Panel 2:

• Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;

• Deborah Lyons, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan;

• David Miliband, International Rescue Committee;

Meeting 2: The Perspective of Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Organizations

Panel 1:

• Joe Belliveau, Doctors Without Borders Canada;

• Conrad Sauvé, Canadian Red Cross;

• Barbara Grantham, CARE Canada;

Panel 2:

• Lauryn Oates, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan;

• Ali Mirzad, Canadian Hazara Humanitarian Services;

• Khalidha Nasiri, Executive Director, Afghan Youth Engagement and Development Initiative;

Meeting 3: The Perspective of Canadian Veterans’ Groups

Panel 1:

• Afghan-Canadian Interpreters;

• Aman Lara;

• Raven Rae;

Panel 2:

• Veterans Transition Network;

• Major-General (retired) Dean Milner;

• Major-General (retired) David Fraser;

Meeting 4: Other witnesses

Panel 1:

• Adeena Niazi, Afghan Women’s Organization;

• Ark Salus;

• World Vision Canada;

Panel 2

• TBD

6. And that the subcommittee meet at a future date to determine witnesses for further meetings.

At 6:38 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:54 p.m., the sitting resumed in a public and televised session.

Patrick Hamilton and John Aylieff made statements and answered questions.

At 7:45 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:50 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Indrika Ratwatte, George Varughese and Michael Messenger made statements and, with Rema Jamous Imseis and Julie McKinlay, answered questions.