Citizenship and Immigration Committee on Nov. 9th, 2017

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

Very good.

Is it the will of the committee to vote on that motion now and leave it to the clerk and me to attempt to schedule meetings?

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

Yes.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

How many meetings were asked for?

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

The request was for one more meeting.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

We can vote. I think we're all in favour.

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

Just to clarify, there would be a report with a government response.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

We can't give you a deadline on report being in before Christmas—

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

Sure.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

—because we have the other report coming in, but there could be a report.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

I would like clarity on what the motion is. Is it just to have another meeting, or to do a report as well?

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

It has both.

Would you like to read it again?

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

The motion is, “That notwithstanding—

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

Actually, can I move to adjourn that? I think I have another committee meeting in three minutes.

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

I think we should vote. We can vote right now.

[Jenny Kwan, NDP, Vancouver East, BC]

We're ready.

[Jamie Schmale, Conservative, Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON]

We should vote. It will take two seconds. No one will be late.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

I move to adjourn the meeting.

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

This is crazy. For the witnesses who are watching, this is the government members trying to shut down debate on an additional meeting for your people. That's disgusting.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

This is Conservative theatrics, for those who are watching.

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

It's not; it's the reality. Let's vote on it right now.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

In my view, to go through this in three minutes—

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

Let's vote right now.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

I'm going to call this to order. I allow only one person to have the floor at a given time. Mr. Sarai has the floor.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

I move that the debate be now adjourned.

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

Let's vote right now—a recorded vote.