Evidence of meeting #105 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 irb.

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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Laverne Jacobs  Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, As an Individual
Michelle Flaherty  Professor, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
France Houle  Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal, As an Individual

12:15 p.m.

Conservative

Larry Maguire Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB

To the House, yes.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

Okay.

So the amendment is to give a timeline; that we do it immediately; that the committee study this issue immediately; and that it report before the House rises.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

We go back to the main motion. I believe Ms. Kwan has a couple of amendments she'd like to make to it.

12:15 p.m.

NDP

Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC

Yes. Thank you very much.

My first amendment, Mr. Chair, is that I'd like to amend the word “illegal” in the main motion. I'd like to amend that to “irregular”.

That's my first one. I guess you'll vote on that first and then we'll come to my second one.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

Sure.

Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favour of the amendment?

(Amendment agreed to )

Ms. Kwan, I believe you have another amendment.

12:15 p.m.

NDP

Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC

Yes. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I'd like to add to the main motion this component: that the study examine the impact of these increased asylum claims on the RCMP, CBSA, IRCC, the IRB, NGOs, and the provinces that provide settlement services in areas where these crossings are more frequent.

I'm not intending to speak to it. I think it's quite self-explanatory, Mr. Chair.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

The committee can vote to approve an amendment and defeat the motion as well, if they want to.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

We come to the motion now, as amended, with the one amendment that was agreed to.

(Motion as amended negatived)

Ms. Kwan.

12:15 p.m.

NDP

Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

On process, we are still not in our business meeting. Remember, we are in the first half of the meeting.

12:15 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB

I have a point of clarification, Mr. Chair. Do you require us to go in camera for the meeting?

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

Leona Alleslev Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON

I'm next on the list.

12:15 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB

I just raise a point of clarification just to find out what—

12:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

I couldn't give Ms. Kwan the floor because I have Ms. Alleslev on the list.

We're kind of between two meetings right now, but Ms. Alleslev, you have the floor.

12:20 p.m.

Liberal

Leona Alleslev Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON

I wonder if I could move that we go to the next part of our meeting.

12:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

Sure.

Ms. Kwan.

12:20 p.m.

NDP

Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC

I wonder if before we do that, Mr. Chair, I may have one minute to put on the public record two notices of motion. It will take less than one minute to put those on the record. My only intent is simply to put them on the public record.

12:20 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB

Ms. Alleslev moved that, right?

12:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

We have a motion now on the floor, which is to move to committee business. I would like to deal with that one.

12:20 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB

Would that be in camera?

12:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

It would be in camera. That's our normal way of doing it.

12:20 p.m.

Liberal

Leona Alleslev Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON

Okay. The motion to move to the in camera portion of the meeting is not in camera, because the motion on the table right now is—

12:20 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB

Right, yes.

12:20 p.m.

Liberal

Leona Alleslev Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON

I'm just checking. I'm trying to keep up.

12:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

I just remind all members that we'll have many more meetings in public to offer our motions and notices of motion.

12:20 p.m.

Liberal

Leona Alleslev Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON

I could—