Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights
Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14-15
Chair: The Honourable MOBINA S. B. JAFFER
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Issue No. 15
Sixth and seventh meetings:
Examine and report on how the mandates and practices of the UNHCR and UNICEF have evolved to meet the needs of displaced children in modern conflict situations, with particular attention to the current crisis in Syria
and
Fifth meeting (final):
Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination
INCLUDING:
THE ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill S-201)
WITNESSES
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Doctors Without Borders:
Stephen Cornish, Executive Director.
Canadian Red Cross:
Hossam Elsharkawi, Director, Emergencies and Recovery, International Operations.
International Committee of the Red Cross:
Rob Young, Senior Delegate.
Norwegian Refugee Council:
Emma Bonar, Youth Programme Manager (by video conference).
As individuals:
James Milner, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University;
François Audet, Professor, Department of Management and Technology, University of Quebec at Montreal.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
As individuals:
Joel E. Oestreich, Associate Professor, Political Science and Director, International Area Studies Program, Drexel University (by video conference);
Mike McBride, Professor of political science, Whittier College, California (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Chair
The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Cowan (or Fraser), Eaton, Eggleton, P.C., Frum, Hubley, Nancy Ruth, Ngo
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (February 18, 2015).
The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Black (December 11, 2014).