Evidence of meeting #103 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was board.
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
That timeline sounds fine. For witnesses who were here today who wanted to present follow-up written briefs, what would the timing be?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
To have helpful information from them, I would like it by April 12 as well. That puts some pressure on people.
You're not under law to do this, but if it's done by April 12, we could combine it with the summary of evidence and have it available for April 16 to have a real review of whether or not we need more time on this.
Go ahead, Ms. Kwan.
NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Chair, I want to make sure that the responses to the questions we put to officials are also returned to us prior to our making a decision about whether we need additional witnesses.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
Some of the responses from IRB have come in. I saw them this week. Some more are still outstanding, so the clerk will send a note. We'll try to get them by April 12 as well.
Go ahead, Mr. Maguire.
Conservative
Larry Maguire Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
I noticed that you're giving us until April 16 to have the last witnesses. Can we find out who the witnesses are who are coming on April 17?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
Yes. I think we have three whose invitations have already been submitted. The clerk will let you know who those are. Then we can look at what holes are left.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
One thing I'd like to know is whether the law societies of Canada provide the kind of training that the lawyers are expecting the IRB to have. I have lawyers in my office quite regularly who are quite ill-informed about the issues of gender identity. They may have a model, or they may have a need to hear that.
I need a motion passed. It reads:
That, in relation to the study on settlement services, members submit their lists of prioritized witnesses, including their contact information, to the Clerk of the Committee no later than Monday, April 9, 2018.
Do I have a mover for that?
It is moved by Ms. Alleslev.
(Motion agreed to)
Is there any other business?
The meeting is adjourned.