Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, before I start my questions, I have one request. Can we please ask our analysts to assemble the evidence we have heard in this study for when we come back after the winter recess?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Beuze, what sort of input has Canada given the UNHCR regarding the kind of cases it would like to see referred regarding the vulnerable populations?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Do I have time, Chair?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Chair. Thanks to both the witnesses for coming and, Mr. Beuze, for coming back again. I want to spend some time with you to address some of the charges and fears about the compacts that we hear levelled by opponents. First, these compacts on non-binding, correct?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We'll go from there. I would like to quote one of the concerns that have been raised: “The United Nations could ask Canada to change its policy because of the global compact on refugees”. Does the UN not already lobby Canada on its refugee policy in the absence of any non-bindin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Does that mean, then, that signing these compacts will not change the situation in that case?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Will the non-binding compact change the UN's ability to lobby Canada on the refugee policy, and also Canada's ability to make its sovereign policy decisions?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Does the UN or the UNHCR have any plans to assign rapporteurs to “disparage” Canada or question its sovereign policies if we are not in line with the compact?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for clarifying that. I think we all agree that we should or want to reduce migration, whether it is forced or driven by economic necessity. I think we can all agree that irregular, unplanned migration across national borders is not desirable. With these assumptions, do

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I note that over $387,000 has been allocated to the IRB under funding for the 2018 to 2020 levels plan for operating expenditures for claims processing. Are there specific claims that this additional funding is being allocated to address? Also, has the legacy claims backlog been

Citizenship and Immigration committee  This amount of $387,000 is just for the new cases? It will not be used towards the legacy cases.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I know there were some questions already discussed with regard to the money for housing the irregular migrants—the money that has been allocated especially for the provinces of Ontario and Quebec to handle the irregular crossers. Have the issues raised by the City of Toronto las

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Has there been any further asks by the City of Toronto, or...?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Chair, and thanks to our officials today. The estimates contain $3 million in funding under the migrant smuggling prevention strategy for delivering basic services to intercepted migrants and for their voluntary return and reintegration. I see this as a part of the wh

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll share my time with Mr. Whalen.