Evidence of meeting #120 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.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
Liberal
Paul Chiang Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I just want to clarify with Mr. Kmiec whether he's moving a subamendment to my amendment.
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
I'm sorry. We can only have one person speaking at a time.
Mr. Kmiec has the floor. Then I'll come to you, Mr. Chiang.
Mr. Kmiec, do you want to say something?
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
Sure.
Before I suspend, I'll thank the witnesses for being here.
I'm suspending now.
Liberal
Liberal
Paul Chiang Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would love to debate this some more, but why don't we put it to a vote?
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
I don't think you have the votes, Mr. Chiang. Do you want a recorded vote or are you okay with that?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
We'll have a recorded vote.
(Motion negatived: nays 6; yeas 5)
We are back to the original motion. I have MP Brunelle-Duceppe and MP Kwan on the speaking list.
MP Brunelle-Duceppe, please go ahead.
Bloc
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe Bloc Lac-Saint-Jean, QC
I asked for the floor to propose that we move to the vote quickly, out of respect for the witnesses and because we already know how we're going to vote. The witnesses have left, but I'd still like us to vote right away.
NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Yes.
Very quickly, I think this is a reasonable request. At the end of the day, what we want to do at this committee is get the information so the public and we as parliamentarians can know about, and are then able to assess, the delivery of the programs, or the policy for that matter. We're just trying to do our job.
I think officials and departments have a responsibility to meet the requests of this committee. It's not unreasonable to ask for this basic information so let's get on with it.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
Thank you.
Is there any more discussion?
Seeing none, are all in favour?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Go ahead, MP Kwan.
NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Before you suspend, I'd like to move a motion that has already been put on notice:
That, in light of the failure of IRCC's special immigration measure to reunite family members of Canadians and permanent residents in the besieged Gaza Strip and Sudan, and pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study to examine the development and execution of these special immigration measures; that the committee also consider Canada's use of its diplomatic relations to help facilitate the free movement of persons authorized to travel to Canada; and that this study consist of no less than six meetings; that the committee consider testimony from affected families as well as Canadian civil society; that the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship appear for one hour with departmental officials along with the officials to appear for one additional hour; that the Minister of Foreign Affairs appear for one hour with departmental officials along with the officials to appear for one additional hour; and further that pursuant to Standing Order 108(1)(a), the committee order the production of all documents and records related to the policy-making considerations that led to the specific dimensions of the temporary public policies that opened on January 9, 2024, and February 27, 2024, including the 1,000-person cap, the gradual issuance of access codes and delays in receiving codes experienced by many applicants, and the information requested from applicants on additional screening forms; that, while respecting s. 19, s. 23, and s. 69 of the Access to Information Act, these details be provided within 30 days of the adoption of this motion and relevant documents are released in full to the public; that the committee report its findings to the House; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109 the government table a comprehensive response to the report.
