Foreign Affairs Committee on March 7th, 2011

Evidence of meeting #49 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was review.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Canadian and International Disaster Response and the Situation in Haiti

Bill C-61, An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of the property of officials and former officials of foreign states and of their family members

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Alan H. Kessel Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Sabine Nölke Director, United Nations, Human Rights and Economic Law Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Erin McKey Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice Canada

Louis-Martin Aumais Deputy Director, Criminal, Security and Privileges and Immunities Law Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

René Magloire Special Advisor to the President of Haiti, Legal Affairs, As an Individual

5:50 p.m.

NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

Thank you for that clarification.

Finally, Chair, I think it is clear that there is a role here for Canada. I would like that we be very clear on what the ask is from our witness, and I would hope that our government can provide the assistance necessary to help, because, as was already explained, if Haiti is to go forward, it has to deal with what happened in the past.

I will just thank our witness, and hopefully we will be very explicit in what we say in our recommendations to help.

Thank you.

5:50 p.m.

Special Advisor to the President of Haiti, Legal Affairs, As an Individual

René Magloire

Merci.

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dean Allison

Thank you for taking the time today. We appreciate your patience as we were a little delayed getting started.

The meeting is adjourned.