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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 36
 
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 12:06 p.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Vice-Chair, Jinny Jogindera Sims, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Rick Dykstra, Alain Giguère, Sadia Groguhé, Roxanne James, Kevin Lamoureux, Chungsen Leung, Costas Menegakis, Ted Opitz, Jinny Jogindera Sims, Rathika Sitsabaiesan and John Weston.

 

Acting Members present: Hon. Irwin Cotler for Kevin Lamoureux and Alexandrine Latendresse for Sadia Groguhé.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sandra Elgersma, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes: Rivka Augenfeld, Spokesperson. Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association (AQAADI): Dan Bohbot, President. Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University: Janet Cleveland, Psychologist and Researcher, Transcultural Research and Intervention Team. Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes: Richard Goldman, Spokesperson. As an individual: Herbert G. Grubel, Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute. Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University: Cécile Rousseau, Professor of psychiatry and researcher, Transcultural Research and Intervention Team. Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association (AQAADI): Patil Tutunjian, Member.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Monday, April 23, 2012, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, the Marine Transportation Security Act and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act.
 

Herbel G. Grubel, Janet Cleveland and Cécile Rousseau made statements and answered questions.

 

At 12:59 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:04 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Dan Bohbot, by videoconference from Montréal, Québec, Rivka Augenfeld and Richard Goldman made statements and answered questions.

 

At 2:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Alexandre Roger
Committee Clerk

 
 
2012-05-03 8:08 a.m.