Evidence of meeting #64 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 chair.

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Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Samy Agha

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Okay, that's the way we'll divide it up.

11:45 a.m.

Liberal

Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON

And if I might make a suggestion to the clerk, check with city halls, because they're really great. If you can get a city hall, they're set up for meetings such as ours. And it also makes it a bigger deal in the local community.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

So that part of it is settled, right?

Okay, thank you for all your input into that.

11:45 a.m.

Liberal

Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON

So does that mean, then, Chair, that November 19 is out of the question?

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

The what?

11:45 a.m.

Liberal

Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON

November 19. Since we're going to be two days in Toronto, November 19 on the Iraqi issue—

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Let's go to that next part. Turn over your sheets.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Dave Batters Conservative Palliser, SK

Mr. Karygiannis is asking a question.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Yes, that's why I am addressing it right here. Let's turn over the sheets.

Are you clear?

Okay, the clerk is clear, thank you.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK

Perhaps I could make one more point. Ms. Grewal was gracious to say that if we were at or near Fleetwood she would invite the committee for a dinner at her home--

June 19th, 2007 / 11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Nina Grewal Conservative Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC

Last time we had the committee at my place.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

That would be nice. Thank you. You are very gracious, and we will certainly take you up on that.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Nina Grewal Conservative Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC

So the committee will come for dinner.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

The committee will come. You serve it, and they will come.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK

Would you want to have a sitting in your riding, along Burnaby and Fleetwood?

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Nina Grewal Conservative Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC

Yes, it's very close to Burnaby. It's just 20 minutes away.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Ed Komarnicki Conservative Souris—Moose Mountain, SK

Why don't we do half in Burnaby and half in Fleetwood, and then have supper at her house?

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Nina Grewal Conservative Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC

Yes, supper at my home.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Good stuff. Okay, thank you, Ms. Grewal.

11:45 a.m.

NDP

Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC

I'm not sure that's a practical suggestion in terms of hearing times, in Ms. Grewal's riding. It's not as well served by public transit and whatever, and a number of the groups that we're hearing from are based in Burnaby as well. So it doesn't make quite as much—

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Nina Grewal Conservative Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC

After the committee is what I'm saying. At a later time we can have some dinner at my place.

11:45 a.m.

NDP

Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC

I understand what you're saying, Ms. Grewal, but that's not what Mr. Komarnicki was saying. He was saying something else.

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Okay, let's move on.

Thank you, Ms. Grewal. That's a wonderful suggestion, and we look forward to being at your residence for that.

Next:

That, in relation to its study on the Iraqi Refugees, the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration: Travel to Toronto on Monday, November 19, and; Invite organizational representatives to appear before the Committee in Ottawa.

The first part of that will be obsolete now that we're spending some extra time in Toronto on that.

11:45 a.m.

Liberal

Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON

Chair, perhaps I may make one recommendation that is food for thought. It depends upon what happens by the end of October, if we have not heard all the witnesses—

11:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Leave that one part alone. Leave that alone, in other words.