Evidence of meeting #69 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 ceremony.
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1:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
For this meeting, we have resources available until 1:30. If we suspend the meeting now, there will be no time to come back.
Is it CPC-5 that is being...?
Can you please move amendment CPC-5 so that it can be circulated to all the members, and then we will have to adjourn the meeting because we don't have any services available after 1:30.
1:20 p.m.
Conservative
Tom Kmiec Conservative Calgary Shepard, AB
How many minutes do I have, Madam Chair? How fast do I need to speak?
1:20 p.m.
An hon. member
You have six minutes.
1:20 p.m.
Conservative
Tom Kmiec Conservative Calgary Shepard, AB
Okay, thank you. I appreciate that from the parliamentary secretary.
This is new clause 1.4. The motion is that Bill S-245 be amended by adding after line 18 on page 1 the following new clause:
1.4 Section 24 of the Act is amended by adding the following: 24 (2) The Department of Citizenship and Immigration shall arrange for all oath of citizenship ceremonies to be conducted in-person, including in rural and remote communities.
1:25 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Salma Zahid
Thank you, Mr. Kmiec. This will be circulated to all the members.
With that, this meeting comes to an end. We will come back on Bill S-245 on Monday.
With that, I really want to thank the officials. On behalf of all the members, I really want to thank you for being here whenever we have requested you and for as long as we have requested you, so a big thanks to you.
We will meet on Monday.
The meeting is adjourned.