It's 120 days.
Evidence of meeting #129 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 study.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #129 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 study.
A video is available from Parliament.
4:10 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
The tabling of the report will be before December 10. The government response could be up to 120 days.
4:10 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
This is your opinion on that motion that has not yet been ruled in order.
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
I would be very curious, Mr. Chair, as to what the government members' response would be to such an arrangement prior to your ruling that it is in order or out of order.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
In which case, I will move it again when it is in order.
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
That's right, but then the analysts will have a harder time and the clerk will have a harder time getting this done before December 10.
It's up to you.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
Nick Whalen Liberal St. John's East, NL
That's exactly what we're proposing, as to whether or not...is it not possible to have a December 10 response?
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
Nick Whalen Liberal St. John's East, NL
Yes, the report will be done by December 10. The response can't be completed before then. As to whether or not the response to an interim report comes, I'm not sure of the rules. Did the analysts say they can't have a response to a report...? Then presumably it comes before April 9, just doing the quick math on the number of days in each month. That should be acceptable to Ms. Rempel. Otherwise, it's out of order and I guess we waste time on Thursday and likely come to the same conclusion.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Would the government members, through you, Chair, accept asking for a government response on the interim report?
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Okay. Thank you.
I'm looking to the clerk for procedural appropriateness. Then perhaps I should move the motion....
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
This is one of those situations where I'm trying to find a way to get this motion passed to honour the 48-hour notice, but if you make some changes to it, then it works and we'll accept it, as part of the business today.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
If I have the floor, Mr. Chair, my understanding is that you are ruling my original motion out of order—
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
However, if you wanted to substitute some language, we'll rule it in order.
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Then, I so move, in an ode to Bosc and O'Brien, in relation to the committee's study of migration challenges and opportunities for Canada in the 21st century, that the committee study the United Nations global compact on migration—
4:15 p.m.
Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Just as an aside to my colleagues, I don't feel it is as far along as the other global compact is. I'm fine to look at them both at the same time. I think it would be prudent.