Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001
Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBYTuesday, October 2, 2001 (morning session)
Tuesday, October 2, 2001 (afternoon session)
Issue No. 27
Second and third meetings on: Bill C-11, An Act respecting immigration to Canada and the granting of refugee protection to persons who are displaced, persecuted or in danger- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (morning session) (99K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (afternoon session) (206K)
WITNESSES:
Tuesday, October 2, 2001 (morning session)From the Canadian Bar Association:
Benjamin J. Trister, Chair, National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section;
Michael A. Greene, Past Chair, National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section;
Gordon H. Maynard, Treasurer, National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section;
Tamra L. Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform.
From the Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l'immigration:
Pia Zambelli.
Tuesday, October 2, 2001 (afternoon session)
As an individual:
Sharryn Aiken, Faculty Member, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University.
From the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture:
Nancy Elliott, Member of the Legal Committee.
From the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice:
Reverend Jack Costello, Director.
As an individual:
Tom Clark, Former Co-ordinator, Inter-Church Committee for Refugees.
From the Mennonite Central Committee:
William Janzen;
Nathaniel Bimba.
From Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere:
John Fisher, Executive Director;
Ron Chaplan, Chair, Political Action Committee.
From the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada:
Anuradha Bose, Executive Director.
From the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses:
Erin Lee-Todd, Vice-President of Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression.
From B'Nai Brith Canada:
David Matas.
From the Maytree Foundation:
Andrew Brouwer, Former Manager, Research and Policy.
From the Ontario Sanctuary Coalition:
Mary Jo Leddy, Member.
From the Coalition for Just Immigration and Refugee Policy:
Marnie Hayes, Neighbourhood Legal Services.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael Kirby, ChairmanThe Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Callbeck, * Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cook, Cordy, Di Nino, Fairbairn, P.C., * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Keon, Morin, Pépin, Robertson, Roche
* 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 Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Finnerty (October 2, 2001).
The name of the Honourable Senator Callbeck substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pouin (October 2, 2001).
The name of the Honourable Senator Pépin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (October 2, 2001).