THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met this day at 4 p.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Ratna Omidvar, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bernard, Bovey, Dasko, Kutcher, McPhedran, Mégie, Moodie, Omidvar, Patterson (Ontario), Petitclerc and Verner, P.C. (11).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senator Burey (1).

Participating in the meeting: Laura Blackmore and Sonya Norris, 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:

Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers:

Eugénie Depatie-Pelletier, Executive Director.

Migrant Workers Alliance for Change:

Syed Hussan, Executive Director (by videoconference).

As individuals:

Ethel Tungohan, Canada Research Chair in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism and Associate Professor, Department of Politics, York University (by videoconference).

Geraldine Pratt, Canada Research Chair in Care Economies and Global Labour and Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia (by videoconference).

Eugénie Depatie-Pelletier and Syed Hussan each made a statement and answered questions.

Ethel Tungohan and Geraldine Pratt each made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:54 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Emily Barrette

Clerk of the Committee