Evidence of meeting #77 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.
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Liberal
Liberal
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB
Okay, we'll make it “on division”.
(Motion agreed to on division)
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
The motion is carried. I will endeavour to try to get into the House to do that report today.
I have a couple of comments. Thursday, our next meeting, will be in either this room or the other room. It's for estimates with the minister.
I want to draw to the critics' and parliamentary secretary's attention that the amendments you've given to the clerk, together with any others—it's possible other amendments may be made—would have to be reintroduced, would have to be sent to the clerk. Depending on when this is dealt with in the House, we'll have to decide now or we'll have to have a subcommittee meeting to decide when those amendments should be filed. It's probably premature to do it now because we have no idea when the House will deal with this.
I'm thinking out loud. If we are authorized to expand the scope of the bill by the House, one raises the question, would there be further hearings, or do we jump into continued clause-by-clause? It's just an observation. If we're asking for this further expansion of the bill, it's conceivable that the government and members of the opposition could have further amendments. I don't know whether I'm right or wrong, but that's just something for you to think about. We would talk about that in a subcommittee meeting.
Does anyone have any comments?
Mr. Dykstra.
Conservative
Rick Dykstra Conservative St. Catharines, ON
Chair, I was going to make a suggestion, or start to make suggestions, as to when we could allow for amendments to come in, but I think you've made a great suggestion for the steering committee or subcommittee process, that once we have finished in the House the steering committee meet for half an hour and we make a determination on the issues you've brought to our attention.
NDP
Jinny Sims NDP Newton—North Delta, BC
I concur that it would be premature for us to be setting out any kinds of timelines or amendments. Only once we realize how the House disposes of this can we then make a determination of further witnesses and amendments. I think we need to hold off.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
I will endeavour to report to the House this morning.
The meeting is adjourned.