Evidence of meeting #14 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was application.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Andrew Chaplin

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON

Mr. Chair, on a point of clarification, can you ask the clerk if abstaining is something that gets recorded? Can we have that on the record, please, Mr. Chair?

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Does it get recorded, Mr. Clerk?

4:45 p.m.

The Clerk

No, it doesn't get recorded.

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON

Then, Mr. Chair, I guess the abstentions by the Conservative members would be out of order.

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

I don't know.

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON

No, it's not recorded. That's all.

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

It's not recorded. It's not out of order.

4:45 p.m.

A voice

This discussion is public, so I think we got the message.

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Where do we go from here, Mr. Clerk? What do we have? Our agenda is completed, is it not?

Is there any further business?

4:45 p.m.

NDP

Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON

Just to be clear, some time before we have the adjournment, before March 13, we will have the opportunity for the following things: first, hopefully, we will deal with the supplementary estimates; second, we would deal with the spousal applications and hear from the departments; and third, we would have the opportunity to debate both the appointments for the IRB plus the safe third country, those two motions. Those items are in front of us from now until March 13. Is that right?

That's my understanding. I just want to confirm that that is in fact the case.

Thank you.

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Yes, that was agreed to.

Mr. Karygiannis.

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON

Mr. Chair, just to be clear, in that motion it was said that we will be given 24 hours before the minister does appear.

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle

Yes, that was there.

The meeting is adjourned.