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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 49

Tuesday, February 26, 2002

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 9:10 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Joe Fontana, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Mark Assad, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Joe Fontana, Paul Forseth, Steve Mahoney, Inky Mark, Anita Neville, David Price, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Benjamin Dolin; Margaret Young, Researchers.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) – the Committee resumed its review of Regulations under the new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Witnesses:  From the Chinese Canadian National Council: Jonas Ma, President; Rupert Yeung, Member, Ottawa Chapter of the Chinese Canadian National Council.  From the Ukrainian Canadian Congress: Eugene Czolij, President; Eugen Duvalko, Executive Director, Canada Ukraine Immigrant Aid society. From the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg: Leslie Wilder, Vice President, Human Resources; Faye Rosenberg-Cohen, Planning Directeur. From the Shipping Federation of Canada : Anne Legars, Director, Policy and Government Affairs. From the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada: Dr. Anu Bose, Executive Director; Karine Pelletier, Member.

Jonas Ma and Rupert Yeung made an opening statement and answered questions.

Eugene Czolij made an opening statement and with Eugen Duvalko answered questions.

Leslie Wilder made an opening statement and with Faye Rosenberg-Cohen answered questions.

Anne Legars made an opening statement and answered questions.

Anu Bose made an opening statement and with Karine Pelletier answered questions.

At 11:20 a.m. the sitting was suspended.

At 11:47 p.m. the sitting was resumed.

At 12:10 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jacques Lahaie


Clerk of the Committee