Evidence of meeting #19 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was process.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jean-Guy Fleury  Chairperson, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Timothy Morin  Acting Senior General Counsel, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. William Farrell

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Okay.

10:50 a.m.

Bloc

Meili Faille Bloc Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC

Thank you.

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

We could probably bring it up in general discussion. The clerks don't really have any contact with the UN High Commission. But what if we brought it up in discussion with the commissioner?

10:50 a.m.

Bloc

Meili Faille Bloc Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC

The last time they appeared, they told us they were caught off guard because the request apparently came out of the blue. And yet, this report is more than a year overdue. The committee was supposed to receive recommendations...

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

If it's possible, we will get in touch with the UN High Commissioner and make him aware of these concerns to give him a heads up as to what might be asked here. Yes, okay.

10:50 a.m.

Bloc

Meili Faille Bloc Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC

They are in Ottawa. Perhaps you can call the Ottawa liaison office.

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Yes, okay, we'll try. We'll make an effort to do that.

10:50 a.m.

The Clerk

I don't know when the foreign affairs committee is going to agree to the time we'll meet.

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Yes, it has to go through the foreign affairs committee as to what time this actual meeting might take place, because it's not totally dependent on us as to the time of the meeting. So we're going to have to work jointly on that with the foreign affairs committee. If we should get some indication that they want it changed to another time, we'll try to make ourselves available, and we'll let you know on Thursday, anyway. Okay?

Yes, Mr. Siksay.

10:50 a.m.

NDP

Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC

Chair, will you be endeavouring to set up a meeting of the agenda and planning committee in the near future, now that we have full membership of that committee?

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

We can.

10:50 a.m.

NDP

Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC

I think we've only planned until early November, so we need to think about our schedule for the remainder.

10:50 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

I guess we'll have to, really, to get our schedule beyond November. That's a good point.

If there's no other business, it being five minutes to eleven—and there appears to be no more business—we will adjourn our meeting.