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42nd Parliament ,1st Session
(December 3, 2015 - September 11, 2019)
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Retrieving Calendars...
Notice of meeting
Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 8
Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Witnesses
8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Canadian Bar Association
Sarah Lugtig, Chair, Access to Justice Committee
Mark C. Power, Special Advisor, Forum of French Speaking Common Law members
Tamra L. Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform
As an individual
Gerald Chipeur, Partner, Miller Thompson LLP
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Cara Zwibel, Director, Fundamental Freedoms Program
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
African Canadian Legal Clinic
Margaret Parsons, Executive Director
Anthony Morgan, Policy and Research Lawyer
Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association
Ziyaad Mia, Member, Legal Advocacy Committee
Council of Canadians with Disabilities
Anne Levesque, Chairperson, Human Rights Committee
John Rae, Second Vice-Chairperson, Chairperson of Social Policy Committee
Clerk of the Committee
Michael MacPherson (613-996-1553)
2016/04/14 11:11 a.m.