Citizenship and Immigration Committee on Dec. 11th, 2007

[Olivia Chow, NDP, Trinity—Spadina, ON]

I think the motion we passed last time we were--

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Ms. Chow, a point of order, first of all.

[Olivia Chow, NDP, Trinity—Spadina, ON]

Okay.

[Ed Komarnicki, Conservative, Souris—Moose Mountain, SK]

I got a copy of that motion yesterday. Is that correct?

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Yes. This is in the specified and acceptable time limit, is it not?

[The Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Andrew Chaplin]

We're on committee business. This pertains directly to committee business and there would be no notice required.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

You're saying there's no notice required on this because it was pertaining to committee business?

[Ed Komarnicki, Conservative, Souris—Moose Mountain, SK]

I'm not quite following that.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

I'm not quite in the loop here either.

[Ed Komarnicki, Conservative, Souris—Moose Mountain, SK]

I see. It's arising out of committee business; therefore, you don't need to worry about the notice requirements. Is that you're saying?

[Olivia Chow, NDP, Trinity—Spadina, ON]

Yes, that's what he said.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Let's find out officially here. If people want it to be official, we'll have the clerk do it. We've got plenty of time, I think.

[Olivia Chow, NDP, Trinity—Spadina, ON]

We missed the rules pursuant to Standing Order 108(2).

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Okay, here we go:

That 48 hours’ notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the Committee, unless the substantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration; and that the notice of motion be filed with the Clerk of the Committee and distributed to members in both official languages; and that the period of notice be calculated from the time the motion has been distributed to the members of the committee by the Clerk of the Committee.

Is that in keeping...?

Go ahead.

[The Clerk]

The order of business we're under is committee business. So this, causing a report, relates directly to the business of the committee and is therefore—

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Good.

You heard the motion, that the committee adopt the motion as a report.

Ms. Chow, Madame Faille, and then Mr. Karygiannis.

Go ahead, Ms. Chow.

[Olivia Chow, NDP, Trinity—Spadina, ON]

It was just friendly support of what we did last week. It seems so long ago. The motion we passed didn't have Standing Order 108(2). I think that's the intention of the committee and that's why it's here.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

You have it as a report to the House.

Madame Faille.

[Meili Faille, Bloc, Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC]

In fact, I do not want to speak. I assumed you were asking members of the committee to vote.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

I didn't quite get the translation of that.

[Meili Faille, Bloc, Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC]

I said you were calling the vote.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Okay.

Mr. Karygiannis.

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

You should add in there that we should be reporting to the House by December 12, just in case the House rises tomorrow.

[The Chair, Conservative, Norman Doyle]

Is that part of your motion, Ms. Chow?

[Olivia Chow, NDP, Trinity—Spadina, ON]

Sure.