Citizenship and Immigration Committee on May 7th, 2012

Evidence of meeting #41 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was detention.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, the Marine Transportation Security Act and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Walter Perchal Program Director, Centre of Excellence in Security, Resilience, and Intelligence, Schulich Executive Education Centre

Ward Elcock Special Advisor on Human Smuggling and Illegal Migration, Privy Council Office

Donald Loren Faculty, Centre of Excellence in Security, Resilience, and Intelligence, Schulich Executive Education Centre

Laurette Gauthier Glasgow Special Advisor, Government Relations, Diocese of Ottawa, Anglican Church of Canada

Canon William Prentice Director, Community Ministry, Diocese of Ottawa, Anglican Church of Canada

Lorne Waldman Partner, Lorne Waldman and Associates, As an Individual

Furio De Angelis Representative in Canada, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

I hope it's necessary, because it's after my bedtime, and I get very cranky late at night.

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON

Do you mean more cranky than usual—sir?

6:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

6:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

This meeting is adjourned.

Thank you, gentlemen—

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

John Weston Conservative West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC

Excuse me, Mr. Chair; amendments to what?

6:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Amendments to this bill.

You may not have any. Maybe there will be nothing. Maybe it will be unanimous, but somehow I doubt it.