Subcommittee on International Human Rights Committee on May 11th, 2021

Evidence of meeting #19 for Subcommittee on International Human Rights in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Briefing on the Current Situation in Turkey and Northern Syria

Briefing on the Current Situation in Columbia

MPs speaking

Peter Fonseca

Maninder Sidhu

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Naaman Sugrue

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Special Rapporteur, Special Procedures Branch, United Nations, Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner

Lindsay Gladding Director for Fragile and Humanitarian Programs, World Vision Canada

Farida Deif Canada Director, Human Rights Watch

Taryn Russell Head of Policy and Advocacy, Save the Children Canada

Amilcar Kraudie Humanitarian Advisor, Save the Children Canada

Justin Mohammed Human Rights Law and Policy Campaigner, Amnesty International Canada

Juan Pappier Americas Senior researcher, Human Rights Watch

Mario Gil Guzman Sociologist and Popular Educator, Assemblée populaire de colombiens et colombiennes à la Ville de Québec, Carrefour d'animation et de participation à un monde ouvert

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NDP

Heather McPherson NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

It was first thing this morning.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

What I'm saying is that it was not received this morning—

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Bloc

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC

In your opinion, 12 hours in advance is last minute? I don't understand.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Members, the commitment will be to see what resources are available—

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Bloc

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC

Okay, that's fine. That's great.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

—to be able to provide the time that is necessary to discuss this sensitive issue.

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Bloc

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC

Okay, that's fine. As you said, this is a sensitive issue. Mr. Chair, put yourself in the shoes of the person we are talking about. You know exactly who we are talking about. Tonight they are watching this and they are probably thinking that they are not getting much help.

May 11th, 2021 / 8:40 p.m.

Liberal

Iqra Khalid Liberal Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Yes, go ahead, MP Khalid.

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Liberal

Iqra Khalid Liberal Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I really think the more we delve into this, the more we're bound to talk about and further risk the issues that we're trying to mitigate here. I would respectfully ask members to respect the decorum here in this meeting and to find a time to have that very important, very necessary meeting in camera so that we can maintain integrity and protection in what we're trying to do here.

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Bloc

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC

I totally agree. Let's go now.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

I think we all agree on that 100%, so that's what we're going to do. We are going to ask the clerk to look for the resources as soon as possible so we can have that meeting. I have to look to the members. Is everybody available in break week, if the slot is not available this week?

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Bloc

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC

I am available now, Mr. Chair.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Peter Fonseca

Okay.

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Conservative