Evidence of meeting #6 for Afghanistan in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was afghan.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Kaylee Perez  Chair, Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association
Wendy Cukier  Founder, Lifeline Afghanistan, and Professor, Ryerson University, Ted Rogers School of Management
Maria Toorpakai Wazir  President and Founder, Maria Toorpakai Foundation
Khalil Shariff  Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Kelly Ernst  Vice-President, Vulnerable Populations, Centre for Newcomers
Reid Sirrs  Former Ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan, Global Affairs Canada

8:25 p.m.

Former Ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan, Global Affairs Canada

Reid Sirrs

My opinion is to follow policy and not implement policy, so I would defer to the authorities in immigration. They would be best placed to decide.

Thank you.

8:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal

On behalf of the members, I would like to thank the witnesses for being present today and for their input to this committee. I appreciate that.

I wish all the best to all three of you, particularly Ambassador Sirrs in your new appointment.

Thank you, members. The meeting is adjourned.