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APPENDIX C
LIST OF WITNESSES


Associations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

 


 

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Hon. Denis Coderre, Minister

06/02/2003

17

 

Michel Dorais, Deputy Minister

Alfred MacLeod, Assistant Deputy Minister

 

 

 

Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP

Catherine Beagan Flood

10/02/2003

21

 

Canadian Ethnocultural Council

Anna Chiappa, Executive Director

 

 

 

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants

Debbie Douglas, Executive Director

Ron Poultonm, Staff Lawyer

 

 

 

As an Individual

Morris Manning

 

 

 

As an Individual

Nick Summers

12/02/2003

27

 

As an Individual

John Alexander

12/02/2003

28

 

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Karen Rose, Information and Privacy Commissionner

13/02/2003

30

 

PEI Multicultural Council

Noel Ayangma

13/02/2003

32

 

Multicultural Association of Fredericton

Aneas MacInnis, Settlement Worker

14/02/2003

36

 

As an Individual

David McMath

 

 

 

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia

David Loukidelis, Commissioner

Mary Carlson, Director General

17/02/2003

37

 

Concept e Sécurité Technologie inc.

Yves Côté, Vice-President

Gilles Gravel, Vice-President

17/02/2003

39

LABCAL Technologies Inc.

Serge Ferland, President and CFQ

Gregory McConnell, Business Development Manager

17/02/2003

39

“Ligue des droits et libertés”

Jacques Tousignant, Consultant, Vice-President

 

 

“Ligue des droits et libertés”

Denis Barrette, Legal Counsel

18/02/2003

42

BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association

Darrell Evans, Executive Director

18/02/2003

43

Canadian Bar Association

Bonnie Teng, Vice-Chair

 

 

Grassroots Women

Rachel Rosenm, Coordinator

 

 

National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada

Luningning Alcuitas-Imperial

 

 

As an Individual

Louis Béliveau

19/02/2003

44

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta

Frank Work, Commissioner

19/02/2003

45

B.C. Civil Liberties Association

Jason Gratl, Director

Craig Jones, Director

19/02/2003

46

Electronic Frontier Canada

Richard Rosenberg, Vice-President and Professor of Computer Science

 

 

University of British Columbia

W. Wesley Pue, Professor of Law

 

 

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

George Radwanski, Commissioner

18/03/2003

49

BioDentity Systems Corporation

Joel Shaw, President and CEO

Jean-Paul Sirois

01/04/2003

51

Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited

Ron Arends, President and Chief Operating Officer

Stephen Dopp, Vice-President

Ian Shaw, President

Jack Sinclair, Senior Systems Architect

 

 

Rycom Inc.

Frank Fitzsimmons, Chief Financial Officer

Mandy Sandhar, General Manager

Bill Willis, Chief Technology Officer

Casey Witkowicz, President and Chief Executive Officer

01/04/2003

51

Unisys Corporation

Kevin Curry, Vice-President and General Manager

Bill Ellis, Client Relationship Executive

John Souder, Director

08/04/2003

52

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Robert Marleau, Interim Commissioner

Carman Baggaley, Acting Director, Strategic Research and Analysis Division

18/09/2003

70

 

MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

24-27/03/2003

 

As Individuals

Teresa Brown and R. Johnson — U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Jeanne Butterfield — American Immigration Lawyers Association

Mark Krikorian — Center for Immigration Studies

Dr. Lawrence Nadel and George Kiebuzinski — Mitretek Systems

Marc Rotenberg — Electronic Privacy Information Center

Chris Sands and André Belelieu — Center for Strategic and International Studies

 

 

Members of Congress

John Hostettler (Republican, Indiana; Chairman of Immigration, Border Security and Claims Subcommittee)

Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat, Texas; member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security and its Infrastructure and Border Security Subcommittee; member of the Immigration, Border Security and Claims Subcommittee)

Steve King (Republican, Iowa; member of the Immigration, Border Security and Claims Subcommittee)

Rick Larsen (Democrat, Washington; member of Northern Border Caucus)

Zoe Lofgren (Democrat, California; member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security; member of the Immigration, Border Security and Claims Subcommittee)

George Nethercutt, Jr. (Republican, Washington; member of Northern Border Caucus)

 

 

MEETINGS IN LONDON, ENGLAND

21-24/06/2003

 

Canadian High Commission

Jean Roberge, Minister-Counsellor (Immigration) and Immigration Program Manager

 

 

Organizations visited in London

 

UKPS (United Kingdom Passport Office)

Roland Sables

 

Entitlement Card Unit

Lyndsay Gittus

Stephen Harrison, Director

 

Home Affairs Select Committee

Janet Dean M.P.

David Winnick M.P.

 

Minister of State, Home Office

Martin Donnelly, Deputy Director General (Policy), Immigration and Nationality

Beverley Hughes

 

Privacy International

Simon Davies, Director

Gus Hosein, Specialist in International Law, Policy and Public Rights

 

 

MEETINGS IN BERLIN, GERMANY

 

25/06/2003

 

Canadian Embassy

John Rose, Counsellor (Immigration) and Immigration Program Manager

 

Bundesministerium des Inneren (Federal Ministry of the Interior)

Dominik Böllhoff, Organisation section (Bureaucracy Reform Division)

Pia Karger, Referat IT3 (Information Technology Section)

Barbara Kluge, Referat IT (Information Technology Section)

Olivia Strese, Internal Security section (passport and ID Card Division)

 

Senat von Berlin (Berlin Senate)

Elke Pohl, Migration and Integration section

 

 

MEETINGS IN BERLIN, GERMANY

25/06/2003

 

Bundes Druckerei

Benedikt Ahlers, Director, Border Management Solutions

Björn Brecht, Business Development

Mike Edwards, Solutions Manager

Frank Godee, Account Manager, Border Management Solutions

Andrew Hill, Sale Director, Border Management Solutions

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Morian, Senior Account Manager

 

 

MEETINGS IN WARSAW, POLAND

 

26-27/06/2003

 

Canadian Embassy

Rita Beauchamp, Counsellor (Immigration) and Immigration Program Manager

 

 

Organizations visited in Poland

 

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration

Leszek Ciecwierz, Undersecretary of State

Gustaw Pietrzyk, Director, Department of National Registers

 

Other Departments

Bogdan Bujak, Deputy Chair of the Sejm Administration and Internal Affairs Committee

Dorota Kras̀nicka, Deputy Director, Director, Department of National Registers

Renata Grajber, Head of the Personal Records and IDs Section

Marek Lewandowski, Director, Document Personalization Centre

Andrzej Pl/atek, President of the Board of the State Treasury Printing Office

 

 

MEETINGS IN ROME, ITALY

 

28/06 to 02/07/2003

 

Embassy of Canada

Robert Fowler, Ambassador

Tim Kilbourn, First Secretary, (Immigration) and Immigration Control Officer

Peter McKellar, Minister-Counsellor (Political)

Gary Scott, Minister-Counsellor (Trade)

 

 

Organizations visited in Italy

28/06 to 02/07/2003

Department of Innovation and Technology

Prof Benzi, Department of Innovation and Technology

Prefetto Ciclosi, Min. Interno

Dr. Matone, Regione Lombardia

Ing. l Cascino, Assocertificatori

Ing. Cardona, Agenzia delle Entrate

Ing. Ridolfi, AIPA

Dr. Zoffoli, Dir. Gen. Centro Tecnico

Ing. Manca, AIPA

 

Senator Antonio D’Ali

 

Prof Stefano Rodota, Privacy Commissioner

 

Donato Bruno, President, Standing Committee for Domestic Affairs, Chamber of Deputies

 

Senatore Natale D’Amico, President, Italy-Canada Parliamentary Friendship Group

 

Signora Cristina Monterisi, Interpreter

Signora Mimma Cirimbila, Interpreter

 

 

MEETINGS IN ATHENS, GREECE

 

2-4/07/2003

 

Embassy of Canada

Hon. R.L. Somerville, Ambassador

Pamela O’Donnell, First Secretary (Political and Public Affairs)

 

 

Organization visited in Greece

 

Hellenic Ministry of Public Order

Department of International Police Cooperation 

Brigadier Jannis Huliaras

Police Cpt. Ioannis Kokkinis

LtCol Arsenis Gasteratos

 

 

MEETINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN

5-8/07/2003

 

Embassy of Canada

Alain Dudoit, Ambassador

Gilles Perreault, First Secretary (Immigration) and Immigration Control Officer

 

 

Organizations visited in Spain

 

Department of Foreign Affairs

Alfonso Lopez Perona, Assistant Director for North America

Jesus Loopez-Medel Basconesm. M.P. for Cantabria

 

Documentation Unit

José Santiago Sánchez Aparicio

 

Spanish National Police Corps

Garrido Asunción, Chief Inspector (fraud, forgeries, etc.)

Mr. Llanes, Chief Inspector

Martínez Sánchez, Chief Inspector (issuing section)

Polo García, Chief Inspector (legal aspects)

 

 

National Identity Card Team

Juan Francisco Aráez Fernández, Head of the Protocol and Public  Relations of the Spanish National Police

 

National Mint and Seal Building

Juan Francisco Aráez Fernández, Head of the Protocol and Public Relations

Francisco Prieto Gómez, Commercial Division Sales Director

Javier Marquina Ibáñez, Engineering Manager

 

Computing Area

Mauricio Pastor Serrano, Head

 

Unisys Corporation

María Jesús Escobar

John J. Souder, Director, Identification & Card Solutions

Fernando Vega De Diego, Commercial Director

 

Director General of the Spanish National Police

Miguel Angel Nogal Gomez, Technical Secretary

Agustín Díaz de Mera y García Consuegra, Director General de la Policía

Juan Francisco Áraez Fernández, Head of the Protocol and Public Relations

José Santiago Sánchez Aparicio, Head of the Documentation Unit