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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 109
Monday, June 10, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 1:32 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Lena Metlege Diab, Chair (Liberal)

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• Shafqat Ali for Anju Dhillon (Liberal)
• Ali Ehsassi for Anthony Housefather (Liberal)
• Arpan Khanna for Marilyn Gladu (Conservative)
• Salma Zahid for Élisabeth Brière (Liberal)
• Sameer Zuberi for Hon. Marco Mendicino (Liberal)
• Mike Morrice (Green Party)
Library of Parliament
• Lyne Casavant, Analyst
• Dana Phillips, Analyst
Islamophobia and Additional Measures that Could be Taken to Address the Valid Fears that are Being Expressed by Canada’s Muslim Community
As an individual
• Dr. Nadia Hasan, Assistant Professor, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, York University
• Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Emerita Distinguished Professor of Law
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada
• Asif Khan, National Secretary, Public Relations
Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association
• Husein Panju, Chair
Coalition of Muslim Women of KW
• Fauzia Mazhar, Executive Director
Centre culturel islamique de Québec
• Boufeldja Benabdallah, Co-Founder and Spokesperson
Office of the Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia
• Amira Elghawaby, Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia
Ummah Society
• Abdallah Yousri, Imam and Executive Director
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, March 21, 2024, the committee resumed its study of Islamophobia and additional measures that could be taken to address the valid fears that are being expressed by Canada’s Muslim community.

On motion of Rob Moore, it was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $14,450, for the study of Islamophobia and additional measures that could be taken to address the valid fears that are being expressed by Canada’s Muslim community, be adopted.

Nadia Hasan, Asif Khan, Amira Elghawaby and Boufeldja Benabdallah made statements and answered questions.

At 11:47 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 11:50 a.m., the meeting resumed.

At 12:17 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:23 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Julie Macfarlane, Husein Panju, Fauzia Mazhar and Abdallah Yousri made statements and answered questions.

At 1:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Jean-François Lafleur
Clerk of the committee