Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2010
Chair: The Honourable ART EGGLETON, P.C.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Issue No. 11
First, second and third (final) meetings on:
Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the
Federal Courts Act
First (final) meeting on:
Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential
amendments to other Acts
First (final) meeting on:
Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act
INCLUDING:
THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-34)
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-11)
THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-13)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Reports
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 22, 2010 - Morning (110K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 22, 2010 - Afternoon (144K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 23, 2010 (27K)
APPEARING
The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
The Honourable Diane Finley, P.C., M.P., Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
WITNESSES
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - Morning
Citizenship and Immigration Canada:
Les Linklater, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy;
Jennifer Irish, Director, Asylum Policy Program Development;
John Butt, Manager, Program Development;
Luke Morton, Senior Legal Counsel, Manager Refugee Legal Team, Legal Services.
Canada Border Services Agency:
Peter Hill, Director General.
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada:
Simon Coakeley, Executive Director;
Sylvia Cox-Duquette, Senior General Counsel, Legal Services.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
Hy Shelow, Senior Protection Officer;
Michael Casasola, Resettlement Officer.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - Afternoon
Department of Canadian Heritage:
Lyn Elliot Sherwood, Executive Director, Heritage Group;
Judith Marsh, Senior Policy Analyst, Heritage Group;
Stephen Wallace, Associate Deputy Minister.
Canadian Council for Refugees:
Janet Dench, Executive Director;
Elizabeth McWeeny, Past President.
Canadian Bar Association:
Mitchell Goldberg, Executive Member, CBA National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section;
Kerri A. Froc, Staff Lawyer, Law Reform and Equality.
As an individual:
Lorne Waldman, Lawyer.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada:
Les Linklater, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy;
Jennifer Irish, Director, Asylum Policy Program Development;
John Butt, Manager, Program Development;
Luke Morton, Senior Legal Counsel, Manager Refugee Legal Team, Legal Services.
Wednesday, June23, 2010
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:
Louis Beauséjour, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:Champagne, P.C., Cordy, *Cowan (or Tardif), Demers, Dyck, Eaton, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Martin, Mercer, Merchant, Plett, Seidman
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Mercer replaced the Honourable Senator Callbeck (June 23, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Callbeck replaced the Honourable Senator Jaffer (June 22, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Callbeck (June 22, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Callbeck replaced the Honourable Senator Jaffer (June 22, 2010).
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Callbeck (June 22, 2010).