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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Examine and report on antisemitism in Canada Witnesses Mark Berlin, Professor, Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University (As an Individual) Andrew Brown, Associate Deputy Minister (Canadian Heritage) Mohammed Hashim, Chief Executive Officer(Canadian Race Relations Foundation) Gayatri Jayaraman, Director General, Social, Justice and Indigenous Statistics (Statistics Canada) Ivan Kalmar, Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto (As an Individual) Lucie Léonard, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Social, Justice and Indigenous Statistics (Statistics Canada) Annie Ohana, Equity Department Head and Anti Oppression Curriculum Specialist (As an Individual) Kenneth Stern, Director, Bard Center for the Study of Hate (As an Individual) Mira Sucharov, Professor, Carleton University (As an Individual) Erica Tao, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Multiculturalism and Anti-racism (Canadian Heritage) Artur Wilczynski, Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca
Examine and report on antisemitism in Canada Witnesses Brian Bronfman, President and Co-founder , Peace Network for Social Harmony (As an Individual) Rachel Cook, Student, University of Alberta (As an Individual) David Fisher, Executive Director (Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation) Talia Klein Leighton, President (Canadian Women Against Antisemitism) Noah Lew, Director, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights and Special Advisor to the Honourable Irwin Cotler (Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights) His Excellency Iddo Moed, Ambassador, Embassy of Israel to Canada (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca
Examine and report on antisemitism in Canada Witnesses Corey Balsam, National Coordinator (Independent Jewish Voices) Rabbi David Mivasair, Member (Independent Jewish Voices) Joshua Sealy-Harrington, Associate Professor and Chair, Palestinian Human Rights in Canada (As an Individual) Examine and report on aging out of foster care Consideration of a draft report Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca
Examine and report on antisemitism in Canada Witnesses Imran Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer and Founder (Center for Countering Digital Hate) Denis Beaudoin, Chief Superintendent, National Security, Federal Policing (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) David Janzen, Executive Director, Strategic Oversight and Integration (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Greg Kenney, Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs (Public Safety Canada) Douglas May, Acting Director General, Programs (Public Safety Canada) Sheryl Saperia, Chief Executive Officer (Secure Canada) Chad Westmacott, Director General, Community Safety, Corrections and Criminal Justice (Public Safety Canada) Examine and report on aging out of foster care Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca
The committee starts its study on antisemitism in Canada. Appearing as witnesses are Michael Levitt (President and CEO, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center), Stacey Leavitt-Wright (CEO, Jewish Federation of Edmonton), Richard Robertson (Director, Research and Advocacy, B'Nai Brith Canada), Rivka Campbell (Executive Director of Beth Tikvah Synagogue and Co-Founder of Jews of Colour Canada), Belle Jarniewski (Executive Director, Manitoba Institute to Combat Antisemitism), Eyal Daniel (President, Holocaust and Antisemitism Educators Association), Ginaya Peters (Teacher, BC Teachers Against Antisemitism), Pe’er Krut (President, Canadian Union of Jewish Students), Carrie Silverberg and Justin Hebert.
The committee considers a draft agenda on future business.
CPAC broadcasts all televised committee meetings from Parliament's upper house, the Senate, as senators meet on various committees to examine legislation through discussions, presentations, expert panels and more.
The committee begins its study of the government's response to its fourth report, "Human Rights of Federally-Sentenced Persons," tabled in the Senate on June 16, 2021. Marie Doyle, France Gratton, and Kathy Neil (Correctional Service Canada), Nyki Kish (Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies), Catherine Latimer (John Howard Society of Canada), and Chad Westmacott (Public Safety Canada) appear as witnesses.
Senators meet to continue their study on forced global displacement, its causes and Canada's role. Appearing as witnesses are Abdulla Daoud (The Refugee Centre), Janemary Ruhundwa (Dignity Kwanza), Kathy Sherrell (Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia), Dana Wagner (TalentLift) and Muzna Dureid, testifying as an individual.
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