Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18
Chair: The Honourable WANDA ELAINE THOMAS BERNARD
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Issue No. 35
Second and third meetings:
Examine and monitor issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, to review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations
- Minutes of Proceedings - October 31, 2018
- Minutes of Proceedings - November 7, 2018
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 31, 2018
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 7, 2018
WITNESSES
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Global Affairs Canada:
Donald Bobiash, Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia Pacific;
Rhonda Gossen, Senior Policy Advisor, South Asia Division;
Rosaline Kwan, Executive Director, Southeast Asia, APEC and ASEAN;
Stephen Salewicz, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance;
François Lafrenière, Director, Myanmar and Philippines Development.
Rohingya Human Rights Network:
Raïss Tinmaung, Director, Overseas Projects;
Fareed Khan, Director, Advocacy and Media Relations.
As an individual:
Payam Akhavan, Professor, International Law, McGill University.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
High Commission for the People's Republic of Bangladesh:
His Excellency Mizanur Rahman, High Commissioner;
Miah Md. Mainul Kabir, Counsellor;
Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Counsellor, Passport and Visa Wing.
Rohingya Human Rights Network:
Yasmin Ullah, President (by video conference).
As an individual:
John Packer, Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard, Chair
The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Deputy Chair
The Honourable Jane Cordy, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Andreychuk, Boyer, *Day (or Mercer), *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), (or Mitchell), Hartling, Martin, Ngo, Pate, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of November 7, 2017, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Pate replaced the Honourable Senator Coyle (October 31, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Coyle replaced the Honourable Senator Pate (October 31, 2018).