Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000
Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNEThursday, September 28, 2000 (a.m.)
Thursday, September 28, 2000 (p.m.)
Thursday, October 5, 2000
Issue No. 22
Sixth, seventh and eighth meetings on:Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, September 28, 2000 (a.m.) (109K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, September 28, 2000 (p.m.) (133K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 5, 2000 (99K)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Elinor Caplan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship and ImmigrationWITNESSES:
Thursday, September 28, 2000 (Morning sitting)From the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada:
Milena Protich, Counsel.
From the World Sikh Organization:
Ajit Sahota, Executive Member;
Anne Lowthian, Executive Director.
From the Islamic Humanitarian Service:
Shafiq Hudda, Director.
As an Individual:
John Bryden, M.P. for Wentworth--Burlington, Ontario.
As an Individual:
Andrew Telegdi, M.P. for Kitchener--Waterloo, Ontario.
As an Individual:
Leon Benoit, M.P. for Lakeland, Ontario.
Thursday, September 28, 2000 (Afternoon sitting)
From the Department of Citizenship and Immigration:
Rosaline Frith, Director General, Integration;
Norman Sabourin, Registrar of Canadian Citizenship;
Eric Stevens, Counsel, Legal Services;
Max Wolpert, Counsel, Justice Canada.
Thursday, October 5, 2000
From the Department of Citizenship and Immigration:
Michel Dorais, Associate Deputy Minister;
Joan Atkinson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Program Development;
Rosaline Frith, Director General, Integration;
Eric Stevens, Counsel, Legal Services.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Lorna Milne, ChairThe Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Buchanan, P.C., Cools, Gill, Joyal, P.C., * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Moore, Nolin, Pearson, Poy
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finestone (October 4, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Poy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Grafstein (October 4, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Gill substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (October 4, 2000).