Evidence of meeting #63 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 amendment.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
If members could take their seats, we will resume the meeting.
I will pass it on to the legislative clerk to read NDP-3 as amended.
Legislative Clerk
Thank you, Madam Chair.
My apologies for that. I misread the second subamendment.
Should I start from the top?
Conservative
Legislative Clerk
The amendment proposes that Bill S-245, in clause 1, be amended by adding after line 14 on page 1 the following:
(2.1) Paragraph 3(3)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) if the person was born before April 17, 2009 and, at the time of his or her birth, only one of the person's parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under paragraph (1)(b), (c.1), (e), (g), (g.1), (h), (o), (p), (q) or (r) or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of those paragraphs;
(a.01) if the person was born after April 17, 2009 and, at the time of his or her birth,
(i) only one of the person's parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under paragraph (1)(b), (c.1), (e), (g), (g.1), (h), (o), (p), (q) or (r) or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of those paragraphs, and
(ii) neither of the person's parents was a citizen who had a substantial connection with Canada;
(2.2) The portion of paragraph 3(3)(b) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:
(b) if the person was born before April 17, 2009 and, at any time, only one of the person's parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under any of the following provisions, or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of the following provisions:
(2.3) Subsection 3(3) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (a.2), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(c) if the person was born after April 16, 2009 and
(i) at any time, only one of the person's parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under any of the provisions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(i) to (viii), or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of those provisions, and
(ii) at the time of their birth, neither of the person's parents was a citizen who had a substantial connection with Canada.
Conservative
Larry Maguire Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
Thank you, Madam Chair, and I would say to the clerk, thank you for that. I don't have it all written down here, but as I was trying to follow this, just to go back to the (2.1)(a.01), the first one, I believe there was a difference in dates there. I believe you said if the person was born after April 17. The paper I have is the 16th.
Conservative
Larry Maguire Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
The 16th, it would be, because I think that's clear with the section (c) part, that was April 16 as well.
Conservative
Conservative
Legislative Clerk
Yes. In paragraph (a), in the NDP-3 amendment, the first line is “if the person was born before April 17, 2009”.
Legislative Clerk
Then in (a.01) it's “if the person was born after April 16, 2009”.
Conservative
Larry Maguire Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
I just want to ask our colleagues across the way, now that those amendments are all there—
Conservative
Larry Maguire Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
Yes. Thank you for the floor.
—does this do what you want it to do? Can you describe that to me, as I don't have it all written down here?
Conservative
Larry Maguire Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
I'm just asking what it does. Now that we've got it all out and it's been read to us, does this do what you wanted it to do, and could you just describe what that was?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
Give me one second, before I go to the next person.
Are you asking for an explanation on the subamendments?
Conservative
Liberal
