Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights
Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Monday, November 30, 2009
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights met this day at 10:12 a.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Dallaire, Demers, Jaffer, Mitchell, Munson and Nancy Ruth (7).
In attendance: Julian Walker and Allison Goody, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, the committee continued its examination of issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 3.)
WITNESSES:
CARE Canada:
Kevin McCort, Chief Executive Officer.
Hunt Alternatives Fund:
Carla Koppell, Director, Institute for Inclusive Security (by videoconference).
Inter Pares:
Rebecca Wolsak.
United Nations:
Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (by videoconference).
Children/Youth as Peacebuilders:
Linda Dale, Executive Director.
Mr. McCort, Ms. Koppell and Ms. Wolsak each made a presentation and together answered questions.
At 11:36 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11:42 a.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Mayanja and Ms. Dale each made a presentation and together answered questions.
At 12:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Monday, November 30, 2009
(19)
[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights met this day at 2 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Brazeau, Dallaire, Demers, Jaffer, Mitchell, Nancy Ruth and Poy (8).
In attendance: Julian Walker and Jennifer Bird, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Monday, June 22, 2009, the committee continued its examination of issues of sexual exploitation of children in Canada. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 10.)
WITNESSES:
Beyond Borders:
Mark Erik Hecht, Co-founder.
Projet d'intervention auprès des mineurs-res prostitués-ées:
Jacques Moïse, Coordinator.
Little Warriors:
Glori Meldrum, Founder and Chair of the Board of Directors
(by videoconference).
As individuals:
Richard Estes, Professor and Chair, Social Economic Development, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania (by videoconference);
Cecilia Benoit, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Victoria (by videoconference).
Mr. Hecht, Mr. Moïse and Ms. Meldrum each made a presentation and answered questions.
At 3:05 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 3:07 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Estes and Ms. Benoit each made a presentation and together answered questions.
At 3:55 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee