Evidence of meeting #68 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.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Director General, Citizenship Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Under the legislation, it reads under paragraph 9(1)(d), “is not prevented from understanding the significance of renouncing citizenship by reason of the person having a mental disability”.
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Conservative
Brad Redekopp Conservative Saskatoon West, SK
That makes sense.
Would it be fair to say that of the withdrawn applications, typically, they maybe didn't understand those rules you just mentioned and the person withdrew that, or are there other reasons why people would withdraw their applications?
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Director General, Citizenship Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
I believe that's probably a fair understanding or assumption. I do not have any detailed breakdown as to why applications may have been withdrawn.
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Liberal
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Conservative
May 31st, 2023 / 7:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
Okay. We will have to stop here, because we don't have the services beyond eight o'clock.
We have a time slot available for 11 to one tomorrow, and I am requesting that we have the meeting for Bill S-245. I have checked and the resources are available. We can get that time slot, so I will request that the meeting be called. Details will be sent out to you with regard to the room number and everything.
We will have the meeting tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details will be sent out. It will be on Bill S-245's clause-by-clause consideration.
Go ahead, Ms. Rempel Garner.
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
On a point of order, since this meeting is going to occur tomorrow, it behooves me to point out that it is my colleague Mr. Maguire's birthday tomorrow. I would just ask that perhaps we sing him happy birthday tomorrow during the meeting, or give him a slice of cake or Mr. El-Khoury's famous baklava with a candle in it.
Thank you.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
We can get a cake.
I will get a cake. It was also my birthday last Friday. We were not here. It was May 26.
To give an incentive, we will also have a cake tomorrow. From 11 to one, we will have the meeting.
Now the meeting is adjourned.
