THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Thursday, September 21, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met this day at 11:30 a.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Ratna Omidvar, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Burey, Cordy, Cormier, Dasko, Kutcher, Mégie, Omidvar, Osler, Petten and Seidman (10).

Participating in the meeting: Laura Blackmore and Antoine Dedewanou, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, the committee continued its study on issues relating to social affairs, science, and technology generally. (Topic: Canada's Temporary and Migrant Labour Force)

WITNESSES:

Centre d’accueil et d’accompagnement francophone des immigrants du Sud-Est du Nouveau-Brunswick:

Angèle Losier, Executive Director.

Yukon Federation of Labour:

Teresa Acheson, President;

Donna-Marie Haughton, Equity Representative (by videoconference).

Northern Policy Institute:

Charles Cirtwill, President and Chief Executive Officer (by videoconference).

Angèle Losier made a statement and answered questions.

At 12:27 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 12:33 p.m., the committee resumed.

Teresa Acheson and Charles Cirtwill each made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:18 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Emily Barrette

Clerk of the Committee