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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08

Chair: The Honourable A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK

Monday, May 5, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Issue No. 5

Second meeting on:
Bill C-280, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
(coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)

and

Second and third meetings on:
Bill S-218, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to enact certain other measures,
in order to provide assistance and protection to victims of human trafficking

WITNESSES:

Monday, May 5, 2008

Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres (by video conference):

Lee F. Lakeman, Regional Representative (British Columbia & Yukon);

Alice Lee, Crisis Worker, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter.

Comité d'action contre le trafic humain interne et international:

Pierrette Boissé, Member;

Louise Dionne, Member and Facilitator.

As an individual:

Jacqueline Oxman-Martinez, Professor, University of Montréal.

Canada Border Services Agency:

Megan Imrie, Director, Horizontal Policy & Planning Division, Enforcement Branch.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Mike Cabana, Chief Superintendent, Director General, Border Integrity, Federal and International Operations.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Canadian Council for Refugees:

Janet Dench, Executive Director.

KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives:

Alfredo Barahona, Coordinator, Refugee and Migration Program.

Amnesty International Canada:

Gloria Nafziger, Refugee Coordinator;

Naomi Kikoler, Articling Student.

Canadian Bar Association:

David Matas, Member, Citizenship and Immigration Law Section;

Kerri Froc, Legal Policy Analyst.

Barreau du Québec:

Jacques Beauchemin, Member of the Immigration and Citizenship Law Commitee;

Mitchell Goldberg, Member of the Immigration and Citizenship Law Commitee;

Catherine Dagenais, Lawyer, Research and Legislation Services.

As individuals:

Stephen Gallagher, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, McGill University;

Peter Showler, Director, The Refugee Forum, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Council of Europe, Gender Equality and Anti-Trafficking Division (by video conference):

Marta Requena, Head of Division;

Hallvard Gorseth, Administrator, Anti-Trafficking Action.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair

The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Dallaire, Goldstein, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, Kinsella, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Lovelace Nicholas, Munson, Oliver, Poy

*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 Munson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell (April 29, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Goldstein (April 29, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Ringuette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Jaffer (May 5, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Phalen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas (May 5, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ringuette (May 6, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Phalen (May 6, 2008).

The name of the Honourable Senator Goldstein is added (May 8, 2008).

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