Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

Wednesday, September 20, 2000
Thursday, September 21, 2000

Issue No. 20

First and second meetings on: Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship

APPEARING:

The Honourable Elinor Caplan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, September 20, 2000

From the Department of Citizenship and Immigration:

Janice Cochrane, Deputy Minister;

Joan Atkinson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Program Development;

Norman Sabourin, Registrar of Canadian Citizenship;

Rosaline Frith, Director General, Integration.

Thursday, September 21, 2000

From the Canadian Council of Refugees:

Janet Dench, Executive Director;

Nick Summers, Member of the National Council.

From the Inter-Church Committee for Refugees:

Tim Wichert, Board Member.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair

The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Buchanan, P.C., Cools, Cordy, Fraser, Joyal, P.C., * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Maheu, Moore, Nolin, Pearson

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Poy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (September 13, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Christensen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (September 19, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Maheu substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Poy (September 20, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Finestone substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (September 20, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fraser substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Christensen (September 21, 2000).