Citizenship and Immigration Committee on April 7th, 2008

Evidence of meeting #24 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was work.

On the agenda

Undocumented and Temporary Foreign Workers

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Patrick J. Dillon Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer, Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario

Alex Lolua Director, Government Relations, Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario

Sean Strickland Waterloo Wellington Dufferin Grey Building and Construction Trades Council, As an Individual

Janet McLaughlin Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, As an Individual

Derry McKeever Community Spokesperson, Friends of Farmworkers

Ronald Cadotte Vice-Chairperson, Friends of Farmworkers

Sue Wilson Director, Office of Systemic Justice, Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada

Marie Carter Specialist, Migrant Workers Ministry, Diocese of London

Gerry VanKoeverden Volunteer (migrant outreach), Diocese of London

Susan Williams General Manager, F.A.R.M.S. (Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services)

Paula Goncalves Administrative Manager, F.A.R.M.S. (Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services)

Ken Sy Immigration Specialist, Chinese Community, Abtron Canada Inc.

Norman Doyle St. John's East, CPC

Tim Lambrinos Executive Director, Adult Entertainment Association of Canada

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Andrew Telegdi

We certainly could.

Is it okay with all members of the committee that we observe a moment of silence?

3:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Andrew Telegdi

[A moment of silence observed]

Thank you.

I wonder, before we close off, whether we could have a motion to thank the City of Waterloo for its hospitality in making its facilities available to us.

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON

I so move.

(Motion agreed to)

3:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Andrew Telegdi

Thank you. We've made it unanimous.

That ends the hearings. The meeting is adjourned.