Evidence of meeting #17 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was claimants.
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A witness
Thank you for inviting us.
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A witness
Thank you.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
We have two more things to do, committee members, before we adjourn. I'll keep talking in public until someone tells me to go in camera, because I don't think it will take long.
You have before you two budgets. The larger amount is the expenses for the video conferencing for Bill C-11, and that's estimated to the end. The smaller amount is the expenses with respect to the Haiti issue.
Everybody's looking at me as though you don't know what I'm talking about. Do you understand?
I'd like a motion to approve these budgets and authorize that the amounts be paid. Ms. Chow and Mr. Karygiannis.
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
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NDP
Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON
Mr. Chair, on a point of order, just to be clear, the hearing on June 1 would be from 3:30 to 5:30—
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Conservative
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NDP
Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON
At the latest. That would be the time when we do clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-11.
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Conservative
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NDP
Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON
So may I dare to ask, if we can't get it done in those two days, what do we do?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
The chair's interpretation of the motion that was made by Mr. Bevilacqua, I believe, is that if we haven't finished by 11:59 on the third, there will be no more amendments. So you'll have to get all your amendments in. Someone can challenge me, but that's my interpretation of what was said.
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NDP
Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON
So we have the amendments, but we will need to have a vote to make sure it's done, right?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
My problem is that I interpret it as--and if someone wants to correct me, do--
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
That's the chair's ruling. If someone wants to overrule me, they will have to challenge me.
Yes, Monsieur St-Cyr.
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Bloc
Thierry St-Cyr Bloc Jeanne-Le Ber, QC
I would simply like to add that I suggested we extend our hearing until we have completed our work, to avoid this situation. The committee has to study each amendment, period. We can move quickly on to the discussion. I have the impression that we will finish early.
However, if the chair decides to stop proceedings before the indicated time, which means that all amendments will fall by the wayside, then we will have to come back on what we had agreed to with the government, that is, that we will complete our study by the agreed upon date. We would then have to schedule additional meetings to complete our work. I cannot believe that we will get into a situation where one party would engage in a filibuster until 11:59 p.m. to prevent the bill from being amended. That doesn't make sense. Everyone was acting in good faith. If we sit until 1:00 a.m., it will not be the end of the world. But I don't know if it will get to that.
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Conservative
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NDP
Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON
Mr. Chair, just a point of order. It's 5:30. Do you want to figure that out and tell us later on?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
My ruling stands, unless someone can show me that the motion says something different.
