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Appendix B: List of Witnesses
The following table lists the witnesses who appeared before the committee at its meetings related to this report. Transcripts of all public meetings related to this report are available on the committee’s webpage for this study.
Organizations and Individuals |
Date |
Meeting |
International Committee of the Red Cross Patrick Hamilton, Head of Regional Delegation, United States and Canada |
2022/01/31 |
2 |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Rema Jamous Imseis, Representative in Canada Indrika Ratwatte, Director, Regional Bureau of Asia and the Pacific |
2022/01/31 |
2 |
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Dr. George Varughese, Principal Adviser, Humanitarian and Development Assistance |
2022/01/31 |
2 |
World Food Programme John Aylieff, Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific |
2022/01/31 |
2 |
World Vision Canada Julie McKinlay, Director, Fragile and Humanitarian Programs Michael Messenger, President and Chief Executive Officer |
2022/01/31 |
2 |
Afghan Youth Engagement and Development Initiative Khalidha Nasiri, Executive Director |
2022/02/07 |
3 |
Canadian Hazara Humanitarian Services Dr. William Maley, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Ali Mirzad, Senior Government Affairs and Relations Advisor |
2022/02/07 |
3 |
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan Dr. Lauryn Oates, Executive Director |
2022/02/07 |
3 |
CARE Canada Barbara Grantham, President and Chief Executive Officer |
2022/02/07 |
3 |
Doctors Without Borders Martine Flokstra, Operations Manager Dr. Jason Nickerson, Humanitarian Representative to Canada |
2022/02/07 |
3 |
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Manuel Fontaine, Director, Office of Emergency Programmes |
2022/02/07 |
3 |
Afghan Women's Organization Refugee and Immigrant Services Asma Faizi, President |
2022/02/14 |
4 |
As an individual MGen (Retired) David Fraser, Major General (Retired), Afghan Strategic Evacuation Team MGen (Retired) Dean Milner, Major General (Retired), Afghan Strategic Evacuation Team |
2022/02/14 |
4 |
Canada Afghanistan Business Council Aziz Amiri, President |
2022/02/14 |
4 |
Canadian Red Cross Amy Avis, General Counsel Erica See, Senior Legal Counsel |
2022/02/14 |
4 |
Veterans Transition Network Oliver Thorne, Executive Director |
2022/02/14 |
4 |
Afghan-Canadian Interpreters Wendy Long, Director |
2022/02/28 |
5 |
As an individual David Theodore Lavery Stephen Peddle, Afghanistan Veteran Corey Shelson Dr. Julian Spencer-Churchill, Professor, Concordia University, Political Science |
2022/02/28 |
5 |
Aman Lara Brian Macdonald, Executive Director Eleanor Taylor, Deputy Executive Director |
2022/02/28 |
5 |
Vector Global Solutions Brandi Hansen, Director of Operations |
2022/02/28 |
5 |
Women Leaders of Tomorrow Friba Rezayee, Founder and Executive Director |
2022/02/28 |
5 |
Aga Khan Foundation Canada Khalil Shariff, Chief Executive Officer |
2022/03/21 |
6 |
Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association Kaylee Perez, Chair |
2022/03/21 |
6 |
Centre for Newcomers Dr. Kelly Ernst, Vice-President, Vulnerable Populations |
2022/03/21 |
6 |
Global Affairs Canada Reid Sirrs, Former Ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan |
2022/03/21 |
6 |
Maria Toorpakai Foundation Maria Toorpakai Wazir, President and Founder |
2022/03/21 |
6 |
Ted Rogers School of Management Dr. Wendy Cukier, Founder, Lifeline, Afghanistan and Professor, Ryerson University |
2022/03/21 |
6 |
Afghan Community Vancouver Wadood Dilsoz, Director |
2022/03/28 |
7 |
As an individual Sally Armstrong, Journalist Alison MacLean, Documentarian, Producer of Burkas2Bullets Dr. Sima Samar, Former Chairperson, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Djawid Taheri, Lawyer |
2022/03/28 |
7 |
Human Rights Watch Heather Barr, Associate Women’s Rights Director |
2022/03/28 |
7 |
Tenth Church Katherine Moloney, Representative for Afghan Families |
2022/03/28 |
7 |
Women & Peace Studies Organization – Afghanistan Wazhma Frogh, Founder |
2022/03/28 |
7 |
Women Leaders of Tomorrow Friba Rezayee, Founder and Executive Director |
2022/03/28 |
7 |
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Patrick Hill, Executive Director and Senior General Counsel Jennifer Loten, Director General, International Crime and Terrorism Christopher MacLennan, Deputy Minister, International Development Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Development Stephen Salewicz, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance Paul Thoppil, Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia Pacific |
2022/04/04 |
8 |
As an individual Ghulam Faizi, Former Interpreter, Canadian Armed Forces Hameed Khan, Former Interpreter, Canadian Armed Forces Safiullah Mohammad Zahed, Former Interpreter, Canadian Armed Forces Ahmad Shah Sayed, Former Interpreter, Canadian Armed Forces Ahmad Shoaib, Former Interpreter, Canadian Armed Forces |
2022/04/11 |
9 |
Calgary Catholic Immigration Society Umashanie Reddy, National Director, Government-Assisted Refugee Resettlement and the National Afghan Refugee Resettlement Programs |
2022/04/11 |
9 |
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Hon. Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Nicole Giles, Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Jennifer MacIntyre, Assistant Deputy Minister, Afghanistan Catrina Tapley, Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship |
2022/04/25 |
10 |
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Heidi Hulan, Assistant Deputy Minister and Political Director, International Security and Political Affairs Hon. Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter MacDougall, Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Issues and Development Julie Sunday, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Consular, Security and Emergency Management Cindy Termorshuizen, Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Paul Thoppil, Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia Pacific |
2022/05/02 |
11 |
Department of National Defence Hon. Anita Anand, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Defence VAdm J.R. Auchterlonie, Commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command MGen Steve Boivin, Commander, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Gen Wayne D. Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces Bill Matthews, Deputy Minister of National Defence LGen A. D. Meinzinger, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force |
2022/05/09 |
12 |
As an individual Mohammed Zarif Mayar, Former Interpreter, Canadian Armed Forces |
2022/05/20 |
13 |
Landings LLP Warda Shazadi Meighen, Partner |
2022/05/20 |
13 |
Rainbow Railroad Dr. Kimahli Powell, Executive Director |
2022/05/20 |
13 |