Citizenship and Immigration Committee on May 29th, 2007

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Mr. Chair, I have a point of order. Since it's past 5:30, and this meeting was supposed to go to 5:30, I would say that we come back on Thursday and vote on the estimates.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Thursday—The estimates are supposed to be back in the House.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

The next meeting, Mr. Chair.

[Bill Siksay, NDP, Burnaby—Douglas, BC]

Mr. Chair, why don't we freeze the clock at 5:30?

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Okay, I recommend that we freeze the clock at 5:30. We have time.

Shall vote 1, less the amount of $103,398 granted in interim supply, carry?

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Mr. Chair, there again, it is 5:30. The bells are ringing for us to go to the House to vote.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Shall vote 1 carry?

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION Department Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$413,593,000

(Vote 1 agreed to)

[Andrew Telegdi, Liberal, Kitchener—Waterloo, ON]

No, you can't have a vote, Mr. Chair.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

You don't have quorum.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Shall vote 5, less the amount of—

[Andrew Telegdi, Liberal, Kitchener—Waterloo, ON]

Mr. Chair, the committee meeting expired before—

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

The clerk informs me I can keep going.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

No, you can't.

[Andrew Telegdi, Liberal, Kitchener—Waterloo, ON]

Not unless you have unanimous consent from the committee. You don't have unanimous consent.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Shall vote 5, less the amount of $305 million granted in interim supply, carry?

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION Department Vote 5—Grants and contributions..........$732,224,000

(Vote 5 agreed to)

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Mr. Chair, a point of order. I'd like to challenge the chair. I'd like to challenge the chair.

[Andrew Telegdi, Liberal, Kitchener—Waterloo, ON]

You're going to lose the challenge, Jimmy.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Shall vote 10, less the amount of $25,046,500 granted in interim supply, carry?

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Vote 10—Program expenditures..........$100,186,000

(Vote 10 agreed to)

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Mr. Chair, on a point of order. Mr. Chair, on a point of order.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Shall the chair report the main estimates to the House?

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Mr. Chair, on a point of order.

[An hon. member]

Let's just vote against it.

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

I have a point of order. Mr. Chair, it's 5:30 and the bells are ringing. You have a challenge to your ruling. You have a challenge to your ruling, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

No, you cannot challenge the—

[Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Yes, I can.