Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Chair, I'd like to move the following motion, and I did table notice of motion of this on May 3, 2017:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee immediately study the illegal arrivals occurring at Canada's southern border; that the study include an investigation of the impact of the costs that these land arrivals have and will incur; that this study also investigate how these border crossings are being managed by the government and government officials; and that this study examine the options for amending the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement; that this study should be comprised of no less than three meetings; that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) department officials be in attendance for at least one of the meetings and that Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) 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.
Mr. Chair, I realize we have witnesses here. For various reasons, I'd like to discuss a notice of privilege as well after this.