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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 28
 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Don Davies, Rick Dykstra, Roxanne James, Matthew Kellway, Kevin Lamoureux, Chungsen Leung, Ted Opitz, Rathika Sitsabaiesan, David Tilson and John Weston.

 

Acting Members present: Alexandrine Latendresse for Sadia Groguhé, Michelle Rempel for John Weston and Bob Zimmer for Costas Menegakis.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Public Health Ontario: Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Director, Surveillance and epidemiology. Region of Peel: Dr. Eileen de Villa, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Peel Public Health. World Sikh Organization of Canada: Balpreet Singh, Legal Counsel. Centre of Excellence in Security, Resilience, and Intelligence, Schulich Executive Education Centre : George Platsis, Program Director; Walter Perchal, Program Director.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, December 8, 2011, the Committee resumed its study "Standing on Guard for Thee: Ensuring that Canada's Immigration System is Secure".
 

Dr. Natasha Crowcroft and Dr. Eileen de Villa, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:37 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Georges Platsis and Walter Perchal, by videoconference from Richmond Hill, Ontario, and Balpreet Singh made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Julie Lalande Prud'homme
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012-06-05 3:15 p.m.