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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 6
Thursday, March 22, 2001
The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 9:04 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Joe Fontana, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Mark Assad, Jean Augustine, Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Joe Fontana, Gurmant Grewal, John Herron, Steve Mahoney, Gurbax Malhi, Inky Mark, Anita Neville, Yolande Thibeault, Lynne Yelich.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jay Sinha, Researcher.
Witnesses: From the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada: Sally Brown, Senior Vice-President. From the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers: Marie Lemay, Chief Executive Officer; Noel Cleland, Chairman; Digvir Jayas, Chairperson. From the Coalition of Regulatory Related Agencies: Wendy McBride, Executive Director, Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing; Claude-Paul Boivin, Executive Director, Canadian Veterinary Medical Assocation; Charles Brimley, Executive Director, Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists. From the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (The): Michael Murphy, Senior Vice-President, Policy; Benjamin J. Trister, Chair, Immigration Law and Policy Task Force. From the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Judith Kumin, Representative in Canada; Kim Mancini, Regional Legal Officer. From the FatherCraft Canada: Glen Cheriton, Executive Director. From the Chinese Canadian National Council: Jonas Ma, President. As Individual: Firdaus J. Kharas.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Tuesday, February 27, 2001, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-11, An Act respecting immigration to Canada and the granting of refugee protection to persons who are displaced, persecuted or in danger (See Minutes of Proceedings, Thursday, March 1st, 2001, Meeting No. 2).
Sally Brown made opening statement and answered questions.
Wendy Mc Bride, Claude-Paul Boivin and Charles Brimley made opening statements and answered questions.
Marie Lemay, Noel Cleland made opening statements and with Digvir Jayas answered questions.
Michael Murphy and Benjamin J. Trister made opening statements and answered questions.
Firdaus Kharas made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 11:22 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Jacques Lahaie
Clerk of the Committee