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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 130
Thursday, November 28, 2024, 3:57 p.m. to 5:43 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Ali Ehsassi, Chair (Liberal)

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• Wayne Long for Sophie Chatel (Liberal)
• Robert J. Morrissey for Sophie Chatel (Liberal)
• Melissa Lantsman (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Allison Goody, Analyst
• Billy Joe Siekierski, Analyst
Bill C-353, An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
As an individual
• Robert R. Fowler, Retired Public Servant
• Sabine Nolke, Ambassador (retired)
Hostage International
• Lara Symons, Chief Executive Officer
Human Rights Action Group
• Sarah Teich, Co-Founder and President
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
• Tim McSorley, National Coordinator
Secure Canada
• Sheryl Saperia, Chief Executive Officer
• Haras Rafiq, Director
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-353, An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Robert R. Fowler, Lara Symons, Sarah Teich, Tim McSorley, Sheryl Saperia and Sabine Nolke made statements and, with Haras Rafiq, answered questions.

Stéphane Bergeron gave notice of the following motion:

Given that, during the 44th Parliament, since November 22, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has appeared only once before the members of this committee in connection with the study of government estimates, and that she has appeared only four times since the beginning of this Parliament, out of 130 sittings; that since his appointment on July 26, 2023, the Minister of International Development has testified only once before the committee; the members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development express their deep disappointment that the Ministers ignore the invitations sent by the committee, in particular those concerning the study of their department's credits; and that this be reported to the House.

At 5:43 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Alexandre (Sacha) Vassiliev
Clerk of the committee