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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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
No, that's fine. That motion is fine.
Now we're going to debate the motion that we continue on our agenda and move into a business meeting in camera.
Ms. Kwan.
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NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Chair, I would ask Ms. Alleslev to take the following into consideration, that she forestall that motion for just one minute so I can actually put on the public record the notices of motion. It will take a minute for me to read these motions into the record, and then we can come right back to this.
12:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
I would need unanimous consent for that. It's not within Ms. Alleslev's ability right now to do that, but if I had unanimous consent we could delay this for a moment and hear those motions.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Thank you very much. I really appreciate that.
With that, I will just very quickly put these notices of motion on the public record, Mr. Chair.
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study examining lengthy permanent resident application processing times and its impact for the applicants and their families, including the situation of significant processing delays of permanent resident applications submitted by Iranian nationals; many of which are current and former international students; that this study should be comprised of no fewer than four meetings; that the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, and IRCC department officials be in attendance for at least one of the meetings; that the Committee report its findings to the House; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the government table a comprehensive response thereto.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
If you could just give that in writing to the clerk it would be helpful. We'll get it on the record, but it would be helpful because you were reading quickly.
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NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
I would be happy to do that at the conclusion. I'm trying to do it quickly so as not to spend too much time. My second notice of motion, Mr. Chair, is:
That pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee undertake a study of the Citizenship Act, as it pertains to the creation of “Lost Canadians”; that this study examine the impact that the “28 year rule” has had; the impact that limiting birthright citizenship to the first generation born abroad has had; and the impact of citizenship formerly not being permitted to be passed down to first generation born aboard if the Canadian parent was a woman; that this study should be comprised of no fewer than three meetings; that the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship and IRCC department officials be in attendance for at least one of the meetings; that the Committee report it its findings to the House; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the government table a comprehensive response thereto.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
Received. Those go into the record.
We have to deal with this motion, though. We have Ms. Alleslev's motion to proceed to committee business.
(Motion agreed to)
Can we suspend for one minute while I go to the washroom?
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Conservative
