Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
First of all, I want to say that I understand the parliamentary secretary's point of view. It is always important to hear both sides, as he mentioned, and to study an issue in depth.
However, I wonder if there are not two possible solutions that would be half way between what the parliamentary secretary is requesting and what Mr. Siksay suggests. I would have two proposals to make which are not mutually exclusive.
First of all, could the committee send to the House a motion rather than a report? I would like the clerk to comment on the technical aspect and to tell us if it would be possible.
Secondly, I too believe it is important to study this issue in depth in the fall, if everyone agrees to make this our top priority. I also agree, given what the parliamentary secretary just said, that there might be major technical problems. However, the motion is not about technical considerations, it is about human beings and families that are being separated. These human beings are being hastily deported, people are losing their jobs and employers are losing their workers.
There is certainly a substantive issue that goes much deeper than just the issue of those individuals who have been deported or who will be deported very soon. If we look at what is before us today, I wonder if it is possible for the Committee to pass a motion simply asking the government to stop the deportation of this category of people pending the report of this Committee. This report would be more or less along the lines of what the parliamentary secretary envisages.
In other words, I am not opposed to undertaking the review that the Parliamentary Secretary proposes. However, there is an immediate problem that is affecting human beings and we have a responsibility to deal with the real tragedy that these people are going through. How might we deal in depth with an issue and protect, at least for a limited time, people who are being arrested and who will be sent away very shortly?
I would like our clerk to respond on the technical aspect I have raised.