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Minutes of Proceedings

Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 42
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 11:41 a.m. to 1:03 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Fayçal El-Khoury, Chair (Liberal)

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• Ziad Aboultaif for Garnett Genuis (Conservative)
• Sonia Sidhu for Anita Vandenbeld (Liberal)
• Julie Vignola for Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois)
• Sameer Zuberi for Pam Damoff (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Laura Carter, Analyst
• Brendan Naef, Analyst
International Disability-Inclusive Education
Visibilia Foundation
• Paola Jelonche, Lawyer
World Bank Group
• Ruchi Kulbir Singh, Disability Inclusion Specialist
• Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Global Disability Advisor
Global Partnership for Education
• Susan Liautaud, Vice-Chair
As an individual
• Nujeen Mustafa, Disability and Refugee Rights Advocate
• Shawna Novak, Fellow, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
International Parliamentary Network for Education
• Joseph Nhan-O'Reilly, Executive Director
Disability Rights International
• Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director
The Washington Group on Disability Statistics
• Julie Weeks, Lead Health Statistician
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the subcommittee on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the subcommittee resumed its study of international disability-inclusive education.

Susan Liautaud, Nujeen Mustafa, Shawna Novak, Eric Rosenthal, Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, Julie Weeks and Paola Jelonche made statements and answered questions.

At 12:28 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 12:44 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:45 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Ruchi Kulbir Singh made a statement and, with Nujeen Mustafa, Shawna Novak, Eric Rosenthal, Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, Julie Weeks and Paola Jelonche, answered questions.

At 1:03 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Patrick Williams
Clerk of the subcommittee