Agreed.
Evidence of meeting #8 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 c-17.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #8 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 c-17.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Executive Director, Canadian Council for Refugees
I would just clarify that we are against this bill, not that we don't want to take any steps. We have a global proposal we are urging you to consider separately. In the meantime, we are urging you to reject this particular step, because we think it is going in the wrong direction. There are many other things we continue to urge the government to do, but we ask you to oppose this particular bill.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
Thank you for coming here today. I wish we had more time. Thank you very much. If we need you again, of course we'll call.
Could I ask members of the committee to stay behind for just a moment?
Do we have unanimous consent to deal with a point of order from Mr. Karygiannis?
Conservative
Liberal
Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
Mr. Chair, on a point of order, last year, before this committee suspended in the summertime, we gave a list of witnesses for different things that we're studying. Why have we been asked to resubmit this list by the clerk?
I brought this to your attention earlier, and you said we shouldn't have to do that.
My question is, if we submit it—
Conservative
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal
Jim Karygiannis Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt, ON
We had submitted a list. Why is that list again being looked upon? We asked—
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
Maybe we can ask the clerk that.
Has a request gone out for an additional list of witnesses?
Conservative
The Clerk
—there have been changes to the membership of the committee. The agreement of that previous committee, in the previous session, doesn't bind this committee, and it is normal that the new members would get a chance give their input.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Norman Doyle
Okay.
The explanation has been given. We can pursue this at another time, if you wish.
The meeting is adjourned.