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RIDR - Standing Committee

Human Rights

Meeting Detail

Videoconference
Televised live on PTN
Monday, May 25, 2026
4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Room B45, Senate of Canada Building, 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa ON, with videoconference
Clerk: Caroline Woodward (343) 597-0602
Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)
Witnesses
  • Dr. Nehal Al Tarhuni, Doctor of Dental Surgery (Canadian Muslim Healthcare Network)
  • Kristen Ali, Manager and Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section (Department of Justice Canada)
  • Ahmad Al-Qadi, Government Affairs and Public Policy Officer (National Council of Canadian Muslims)
  • Bonnie Brayton, Chief Executive Officer (DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada)
  • Marianne Breese, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section (Department of Justice Canada)
  • Wesley Crichlow, Professor of Criminology, Black LGBTQ Critical Race Theory Scholar (Black LGBTQ Justice Canada)
  • Anuradha Dugal, Executive Director (Women's Shelters Canada)
  • Mustafa Farooq, Consultant (National Council of Canadian Muslims)
  • Nora Fathalipour, Legal Counsel (Canadian Muslim Lawyer’s Association)
  • Eric Freeman, Senior Staff Lawyer (Egale Canada)
  • Imam Sikander Hashmi, Executive Director (Canadian Council of Imams)
  • Dr. Romesa Khalid, Doctor, Family Physician (Canadian Muslim Healthcare Network)
  • Sophie Xiaoyi Liu, PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of British Columbia (As an Individual)
  • Dwight Newman, Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law, University of Saskatchewan (As an Individual)
  • Joanna Wells, Senior Counsel and Team Lead, Criminal Law Policy Section (Department of Justice Canada)
Meeting with interpretation and transcription
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