Evidence of meeting #119 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was students.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jean Daniel Jacob  Executive Director, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
André Côté  Director, Policy and Research, The Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University
Ajay Patel  President and Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver Community College
Tiffany MacLennan  Senior Research Associate, Higher Education Strategy Associates
Dilson Rassier  Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Simon Fraser University
Kamaljit Lehal  Chair, National Immigration Section, The Canadian Bar Association
Wei William Tao  Canadian Immigration and Refugee Lawyer and Member, The Canadian Bar Association
Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Rémi Bourgault

5 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal

We are back to the motion as amended.

I have Mr. Redekopp, MP Kwan and Mr. Chiang.

5 p.m.

Conservative

Brad Redekopp Conservative Saskatoon West, SK

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

We're back to the motion as amended. There's one part of this where I would like to propose an amendment.

When it comes to the section that says, “as well as any other witnesses the committee considers necessary”, I'd like to specify a little more clearly that I think we should be hearing from some witnesses, because a lot of this is about people travelling across the border illegally. We've heard lots of testimony that—

5 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal

There is a point of order, Mr. Redekopp.

I will go to MP Chiang on a point of order.

5 p.m.

Liberal

Paul Chiang Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

Mr. Chair, I was on the speaking order after Ms. Kwan.

Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC

He was. It's true.

5 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal

Mr. Redekopp, the thing is, we are on the motion as amended, and it's not Mr. Chiang who brought the amendment forward. I apologize. I will come back to you.

5 p.m.

Conservative

Brad Redekopp Conservative Saskatoon West, SK

You gave me the floor, though.

5 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal

I will come to you, and I hope you will agree that I as chair can sometimes overlook things, but I'm always fair. I try to be fair.

Mr. Chiang, the floor is yours.

I'm so sorry.

5 p.m.

Liberal

Paul Chiang Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

Thank you, Mr Chair.

Thank you to my committee member across the aisle.

Mr. Chair, I move to adjourn the meeting.

5 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal

There is a motion on the floor to adjourn the meeting. It's a non-debatable motion.

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC

I request a recorded vote.

5 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal

We will have a recorded vote.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 9; nays 2)

The meeting is adjourned.