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

Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14

Chair: The Honourable KELVIN KENNETH OGILVIE

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Issue No. 17

First, second and third (final) meetings on:

Subject matter of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

APPEARING

Thursday, June 12, 2014

The Honourable Chris Alexander, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

WITNESSES

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Edelmann & Co. Law Offices:

Peter Edelmann, Lawyer.

Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers:

Lorne Waldman, President.

As individuals:

Richard Kurland, Lawyer and Policy Analyst;

Julie Taub, Immigration and Refugee Lawyer, former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

Canadian Council for Refugees:

Loly Rico, President;

Janet Dench, Executive Director.

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants:

Debbie Douglas, Executive Director.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Centre for Immigration Policy Reform:

Martin Collacott, Spokesperson (by video conference).

Canadian Bar Association:

Barbara Jackman, Member, National Immigration Law Section (by video conference);

Kerri Froc, Staff Lawyer, Law Reform and Equality;

Barbara J. Caruso, Executive Member, National Immigration Law Section.

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada:

Yuen Pau Woo, President and CEO (by video conference).

Canadian War Brides:

Melynda Jarratt.

Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers:

Timothy Edwards, President;

Ron Cochrane, Executive Director.

Foundation for Defense of Democracies:

Sheryl Saperia, Director of Policy (Canada).

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Catrina Tapley, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy;

Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Branch;

Alexandra Hiles, Acting Director, Citizenship Program Delivery and Promotion.

Justice Canada:

Mory Afshar, Senior Counsel, Team Leader.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie, Chair

The Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Chaput, Cordy, *Cowan (or Fraser), Eaton, Lang, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Segal, Seidman, Seth, Stewart Olsen

* 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 Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Enverga (June 11, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Seth replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (June 11, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Seth (June 10, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen replaced the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan (June 10, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Ataullahjan replaced the Honourable Senator Stewart Olsen (June 9, 2014).

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