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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 23

Thursday, June 4, 2009

The Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development met in camera at 1:08 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Scott Reid, presiding.

Members of the Subcommittee present: Hon. Irwin Cotler, Wayne Marston, Scott Reid, Mario Silva, David Sweet and Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac.

Acting Members present: Lois Brown for Russ Hiebert and Robert Oliphant for Hon. Irwin Cotler.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Robert Dufresne, Analyst ; Melissa Radford, Analyst.

The Subcommittee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Subcommittee business.

It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee call on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development to recommend to Parliament and the Government of Canada that it fully implement the following:

• invite to a meeting to take place at the earliest opportunity but no later than June 10, 2010, the federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for human rights, to review the Universal Periodic Review recommendations (UPR); and

• invite bodies such as the Continuing Committee of Officials on Human Rights and the federal Deputy Ministers Committee to work closely with Indigenous peoples and representative organizations, and civil society groups, to support and facilitate the ministerial meeting and decision making process; and

• invite parliamentary and legislative committees that so wish to actively review the Universal Periodic Review recommendations in sessions that are open to the public; and

• work with Indigenous peoples and representative organizations and civil society to immediately launch an accessible and timely process of dialogue and consultation about the Universal Periodic Review recommendations.

At 2:02 p.m., the Subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Roger Préfontaine
Clerk of the Subcommittee

2009/10/15 11:31 a.m.