Evidence of meeting #26 for Subcommittee on International Human Rights in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was regime.
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3 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sameer Zuberi
Thank you, Ms. McPherson.
That concludes our time for the second panel. We have very brief business afterwards, but I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here.
Thank you to Ms. Ketty Nivyabandi from Amnesty, Ms. Ravon from Oxfam Canada, and Ms. Pelletier‑Marcotte from Oxfam-Québec.
Thank you for being with us by Zoom and in person.
3 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sameer Zuberi
We're going to continue very briefly. First off, the second meeting on March 24 is going to be cancelled because of a House order related to President Biden's address, so our next meeting will not be happening, unfortunately, on that date. On the 31st of this month, we will be looking at the report on Haiti and also giving drafting instructions around this study that just concluded on women in Afghanistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
For the members, we went last time through the recommendations on Haiti. Please go through the rest of the text. Let's get that concluded for the next meeting so that we can continue what we set on the agenda.
At the same time, I'd ask that, given that there's a difference of opinion in the room and that we have always worked on consensus, there be conversation around what was brought forth by Mr. Viersen on this today, which represents an important change in the way our committee operates.
The next item is an announcement. Madame Clerk will send out information to all the members around the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the universal periodic review. There will be a meeting that everyone's invited to on Thursday, March 23, at 10 a.m. We'll be sending out an email to everyone on that point. You're invited to be there, but it's not obligatory.
I'll take you in a moment, Mr. Viersen.
Finally, let us pass the budget for the witnesses who appeared last time on Tibet. Everyone received that.
It's a request for $7,225.
Can we approve that?
3 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
3 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sameer Zuberi
Thank you.
For everybody's awareness, we have a second meeting on Tibet with respect to the residential schools that we discussed and looked at last time. The next set of witnesses, which will be in the next month, in April, will be experts.
This is all for today. Some of the members in the room really need to leave, and we will now adjourn.
Mr. Viersen, you're holding your friend back, though. Go ahead, please.
3 p.m.
Conservative
Arnold Viersen Conservative Peace River—Westlock, AB
I was wondering. I seem to have caused some controversy with my motion, and you said that this is something to do with this committee's operating differently. I'm aware of some of the differences. Is it not the norm that whips' staff get access to the binders? Is that something that's been different in the past?
3:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sameer Zuberi
In this committee, that's never happened before. It'll be a new precedent through what you're suggesting.
3:05 p.m.
Conservative
Arnold Viersen Conservative Peace River—Westlock, AB
Okay. We have a significant turnover in whips' staff. I was not aware that's not been the case in this committee. I'll continue to have discussions.
3:05 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sameer Zuberi
Yes, that sounds like a good idea, and I think we all agree to that. Thank you, though, for that, Mr. Viersen.
I'm going to adjourn for the members in the room.
Thank you, everybody. Stay well.
This meeting is adjourned.
