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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 4
 
Thursday, October 20, 2011
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 11:31 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

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

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Christine Holke David, Procedural Clerk. Library of Parliament: Julie Béchard, Analyst; Sandra Elgersma, Analyst.

 

Appearing: Hon. Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.

 

Witnesses: Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Neil Yeates, Deputy Minister; Claudette Deschênes, Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations; Les Linklater, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy. As individuals: Richard Kurland, Policy Analyst and Attorney; James Bissett.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, September 29, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of the immigration application backlogs in light of the Action Plan for Faster Immigration.
 

The Minister made a statement and answered questions.

 

At 12:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Richard Kurland and James Bissett made statements and answered questions.

 

At 1:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Julie Lalande Prud'homme
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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