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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Monday, June 6, 2005
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights met this day at 4:00 p.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Carstairs, P.C., LeBreton, Losier-Cool, Oliver, Pearson and Stratton (7).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (1).

In attendance: Laura Barnett of the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, the committee continued to its consideration of Canada's international obligations in regard to the rights and freedoms of children (For the complete text of Order of Reference see proceedings of the committee, Issue No.3).

APPEARING:

The Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health;

The Honourable Joe Volpe, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

WITNESSES:

Health Canada:

Claude Rocan, Director General, Centre for Healthy Human Development, Population and Public Health Branch;

Kelly Stone, Director, Division of Childhood and Adolescence;

Dawn Walker, Special Adviser, Strategic, Planning and Analysis, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Daniel Jean, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Program Development;

Brian Grant, Director General, Strategic Policy and Partnerships.

At 4:00 p.m., the Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh made a statement and together with the other witnesses answered questions.

At 5:10 p.m., the Honourable Joe Volpe made a statement and together with the other witnesses answered questions.

At 6:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Line Gravel

Clerk of the Committee

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