Subcommittee on International Human Rights Committee on May 3rd, 2022

Evidence of meeting #9 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 genocide.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Recognition of International Human Rights Champions
Current Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine and Russia

MPs speaking

Michael Cooper
Sameer Zuberi
Arnold Viersen
Denis Trudel
Heather McPherson
Anita Vandenbeld
Randeep Sarai

Also speaking

Chile Eboe-Osuji  Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Ryerson University, University of Windsor, As an Individual
James Stewart  As an Individual
Paul Robinson  Professor, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
Eugene Czolij  President, Non-Governmental Organization Ukraine-2050 and Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Montreal, As an Individual
Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Erica Pereira

May 3rd, 2022 / 8:10 p.m.

As an Individual

James Stewart

May I speak, Mr. Chair?

8:10 p.m.

The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Erica Pereira

Mr. Chair, if it's okay with you, I'll proceed to a recorded division.

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Michael Cooper

We'll proceed to a recorded vote.

(Ruling of the chair overturned: nays 4; yeas 1)

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Michael Cooper

Thank you very much.

That concludes time for questions.

Thank you very much to the witnesses.

Thank you in particular to you, Mr. Stewart, for spending an additional 20 minutes with us, it being a very early hour where you are.

With that, we will suspend for a few minutes and reconvene in camera to attend to some committee business.

[Proceedings continue in camera]