Past Session:

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-2008

Chair: The Honourable ART EGGLETON, P.C.

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008 (in camera)
Thursday, June 19, 2008 (in camera)

Issue No. 5

First meeting on:

Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act

First meeting on:

Bill S-204, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day

Third meeting on:

Issues relating to the federal government's new Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy — Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage

Ninth meeting on:

Current social issues pertaining to Canada's largest cities and consideration of budgets

INCLUDING:
THE SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage)

NOTE:
THE SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Poverty, Housing and Homelessness: Issues & Options)
For the text of the full report, refer to Issue No. 4 of the deliberations of the Subcommittee on Cities

APPEARING:

The Honourable Diane Finley, P.C., M.P.,
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

WITNESSES

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Karen Mosher, Director General, Citizenship Branch;

Mark Davidson, Director, Legislation and Program Policy.

Canadian Council for Refugees:

Janet Dench, Executive Director.

University of Victoria:

Donald Galloway, Professor, Faculty of Law.

Lost Canadians Organization:

Don Chapman, Representative.

As an individual:

Melinda Jarratt, Historian.

Mennonite Central Committee Canada:

William Janzen, Director, Ottawa Office.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Senate of Canada:

The Honourable Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, sponsor of the bill.

Association of Fundraising Professionals:

Andrea McManus, Vice Chair.

BMO Capital Markets:

Donald K. Johnson, Senior Advisor.

Beechwood Cemetery Foundation:

Grete Hale, President.

Trico Homes:

Wayne Chiu, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Imagine Canada:

Don McCreesh, Chair.

Fondation Centre de santé et de services sociaux Jeanne-Mance:

Luce Moreau, President and Chief Executive Officer.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Brown, Callbeck, Champagne, P.C., Cochrane, Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Munson, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Pépin, Trenholme Counsell

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the subcommittee:

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 Cook (April 10, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cook substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (April 10, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Mercer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Callbeck (April 16, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Callbeck substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mercer (April 17, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Segal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (June 12, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Segal (June 16, 2008).

Social Affairs, Science and Technology