Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Human Rights
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK
Monday, April 20, 2009
Issue No. 4
Second meeting on:
Issues of discrimination in the hiring and promotion practices of the Federal Public Service, the extent to which targets to achieve employment equity are being met, and labour market outcomes for minority groups in the private sector
and
Second meeting on:
Issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, the review of the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations
WITNESSES:
National Council of Visible Minorities in the Federal Public Service (NCVM):
Igho Natufe, President;
Catherine Kizito, Chief Administrative Officer;
Marcel Kabundi, Chair of the NCVM Committee at the Correctional Service of Canada;
Waheed Khan, Member of the Visible Minority Advisory Committee at Environment Canada.
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children:
Kathy Vandergrift, Chair.
Council of Canadians with Disabilities:
Steve Estey, Chair, International Development Committee.
Social Rights Advocacy Centre:
Bruce Porter, Executive Director.
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA):
Nancy Baroni, Program Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair
The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Brazeau, *Cowan (or Tardif), Goldstein, Jaffer, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Martin, Nancy Ruth, Peterson, 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 Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Pépin (April 20, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (March 31, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (March 31, 2009).