The House is on summer break, scheduled to return Sept. 15

Evidence of meeting #118 for International Trade in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cbsa.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Members speaking

Before the committee

Louise Upton  Partner, Deloitte
Kim Campbell  Past Chair, Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
Candace Sider  Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
Barb Miller  President, Otimo Customs Inc.
Tammy Bilodeau  Vice President, Customs Brokerage and Compliance, UPS Canada

Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

Yes, and it will be emailed to you.

The motion states that on March 19 and 21, 2024, the committee adopted motions requesting the Canada Border Services Agency to produce, in both official languages, an unredacted copy of several documents concerning the implementation of the CARM system. The time allowed to receive these documents was not respected and the committee does not have all the necessary information to enable it to do its study in full knowledge of the facts.

The motion also states that on April 9, 2024, the committee adopted a unanimous motion indicating that the CBSA had not received the requested documents, and on April 18, 2024, the committee tabled Report 15 in the House of Commons, in which it is mentioned.

Finally, the motion states that as of October 2, 2024, several documents had still not been produced to the committee, as noted by CBSA itself in a document received by the committee on October 1, 2024.

Consequently, pursuant to orders made by the committee, as it has not received all the documents requested, the motion recommends that it report these matters to the House, so that the House may take the measures it deems appropriate with regard to Parliamentary privilege.

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Do you have your motion in English and French, Mr. Savard-Tremblay?

Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

Absolutely.

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Can you distribute it or send it? It was quite a lengthy motion, and I think it's very difficult to be able to absorb all of that.

Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

That is why we provide written versions in both languages.

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Do we have a written version?

6:15 p.m.

Conservative

Matt Jeneroux Conservative Edmonton Riverbend, AB

Madam Chair, can we suspend?

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

We'll suspend for a moment.

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

I call the meeting back to order.

Monsieur Savard-Tremblay, I appreciate the motion. I know that your staff sent it by email, but perhaps we can all remember, whenever we're going to do a motion that's more than three lines, to please print it out in English and French so that everybody has it. This is a fairly lengthy motion, and I think time is needed for everybody to absorb it and debate it.

It's 6:25. Monsieur Savard-Tremblay, would you agree to...? You've tabled it, and you've said that you want to debate it. Can we do this on Monday?

Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

I agree, Madam Chair. However, I want to make sure the meeting will not be adjourned. I would like it to be suspended until next Tuesday. This must not become obsolete.

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

You've tabled it. You've put it on as an order of business. You have the floor, and I would give you back the floor at the beginning of the business portion of the meeting on Monday.

Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

That is perfect, Madam Chair. I apologize for the snafu of not having paper copies.

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Thank you very much.

Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

I will be careful next time. I don’t want to do what others get criticized for: When we commit to providing documents, we do it for real.

The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro

Thank you all very much.

This meeting is adjourned.