35th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
EVIDENCE
on
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE STATUS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
ORDER OF THE DAY:
Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act
WITNESSES:
B'Nai Brith Canada:
Reubin Friedman, Government Relations Director.
Canadian Aids Society:
Russell Armstrong, Executive Director.
Canadian Association for Community Living:
Raffath Sayeed, First Vice-President;
Diane Richler, Executive Vice-President.
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops:
The Reverend Douglas Crosby, General Secretary;
The Reverend Gilles Langevin, Theologian;
Jennifer Leddy, Lawyer.
Canadian Human Rights Campaign:
George Marsland, Director;
Richard Silver, Director.
Canadian Jewish Congress:
Eric Vernon, Director, Law and Social Action Committee.
Citizens for Public Justice:
Gerald Vandezande, National Public Affairs Director.
Council of Canadians with Disabilities:
Francine Arsenault, Chairperson;
Angelo Nikias, Past Chair, Human Rights Committee.
Department of Justice:
Jim Hendry, Counsel, Human Rights Law Section;
Stephen Sharzer, Senior Counsel, Human Rights Law Section;
John Scratch, Senior General Counsel, Human Rights Law Section.
Dignity Canada:
Joseph Brabant, National President.
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada:
Bruce Clemenger, Director, National Affairs;
Robert Nadeau;
Danielle Shaw.
Focus on the Family (Canada) Association:
Jim Sclater, Vice-President, Public Policy.
Integrity:
Ron Chaplin, Member.
National Association of Women and the Law:
Shelagh Day, Spokesperson;
Terry Drummond, Spokesperson.
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Service:
Sgt. Dan Dunlop, Canadian Centre for Police-Race Relations;
Chief Brian J. Ford, A/Sgt;
Bruce Watts, Bias Crime Unit.
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada:
Stuart Hall, Chair, Sub-Committee on Sexual Orientation;
Steve Hindle, President;
Hélène Paris, Research Officer.
REAL Women of Canada:
Diane Watts, Researcher.
United Church of Canada:
Dr. David Hallman, Program Officer.
University of Toronto:
Brian Hodges, Professor, Department of Psychiatry.
YWCA Canada:
Judith Wiley, Executive Officer.
As Individuals:
Maurice Champagne;
Dr. Ian Kroll;
Dr. John Polanyi.