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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK

Monday, May 16, 2005

Issue No. 13

First meeting on:

The review of the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations

Eleventh meeting on:

The rights and freedoms of children

INCLUDING:
THE SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Interim Report/Minister of Indian Affairs/Recommendations)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, P.C., M.P., Minister of State (Public Health).

WITNESSES:

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (by videoconference):

Eduardo Bertoni, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression;

Lisa Yagel, Attorney.

Health Canada:

Kelly Stone, Director, Division of Childhood and Adolescence;

Dr. Sylvie Stachenko, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA):

David Moloney, Vice-President, Policy Branch;

Sarita Bhatla, Director, Human Rights and Participation Division;

Natalie Zend, Senior Child Rights Analyst, Policy Branch.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair

The Honourable Landon Pearson, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Baker, P.C., Carstairs, P.C., Ferretti Barth, *Kinsella (or Stratton), Losier-Cool, Oliver, Poy, Stratton

*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 Pépin, substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (May 10, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Baker, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pépin (May 12, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stratton substituted for that of the Honourable Senator LeBreton (May 16, 2005).