Citizenship and Immigration Committee on April 19th, 2018

[Larry Maguire, Conservative, Brandon—Souris, MB]

To the House, yes.

[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])

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Jenny Kwan, NDP, Vancouver East, BC]

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

[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.

[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?

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

I'm next on the list.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

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

[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.

[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.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

Sure.

Ms. Kwan.

[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.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Ms. Alleslev moved that, right?

[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.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Would that be in camera?

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

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

[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—

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Right, yes.

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

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

[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.

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

I could—