Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I want to thank all the witnesses for their presentations.
Before I go to my questions, I'd like to just move this motion first, if I may, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to move that the committee return to the debate that was adjourned on April 10, 2017, on my motion, which reads as follows:
That pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), that the Committee immediately undertake a study of land arrivals at Canada's southern border, including: the impact of current realities at the border on safety and security of both refugees and Canadian society; the effective management of refugee claims at the border, within the context of Canada's international human rights obligations; and how to ensure an efficient and effective refugee determination process. That this study should be comprised of no less than five meetings; that IRCC department officials be in attendance for at least one of the meetings, that CBSA officials be in attendance for at least one of the meetings, and [that]...RCMP officials be in attendance for at least one of the meetings; that the study be [conducted] and that the Committee report its findings to the House prior to June 9, 2017; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the government table a comprehensive response thereto.
Mr. Chair, as you'll recall from our last meeting, I moved the motion to this effect, we began discussion of it, and Ms. Dzerowicz moved a motion to adjourn the debate. I think it is critical that we move forward with this study. I'd like to get the committee to make a decision, one way or the other, whether or not we're going to study this work.
Mr. Chair, I know it's a non-debatable motion, and I would hope that we can resume debate and get on with this.