It was agreed, — That the Fifth Report of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, which read as follows, be adopted:
In accordance with its mandate pursuant to Order made November 20, 2007, your Subcommittee has considered the question of the business of the Committee.
Pursuant to the motion adopted April 28, 2008, the Subcommittee recommends:
That the meeting on April 30 be extended by up to two hours, not including any suspensions for votes, to consider the draft recommendations for the reports on immigration consultants and Iraqi refugees;
That, on Monday, May 5, the meeting be extended by up to two hours, not including any suspensions for votes, to hear the Minister on the Main Estimates for the first hour, on the subject matter of Part 6 of Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget, in the second hour, and from departmental and relevant agency officials in the last two hours;
That, during the appearance of the Minister, speakers be limited to five-minute turns in the rounds of questions;
That, on Tuesday, May 6, the Committee sit for 4 hours from 3:30 p.m., not including any suspensions for votes, to hear witnesses on Part 6 of Bill C-50 from the legal profession and its governing bodies, and from pertinent experts and professional bodies in immigration policy;
That, on Wednesday, May 7, the Committee sit for 4 hours from 3:30 p.m., to hear witnesses on Part 6 of Bill C-50 from ethnic communities with a stake in the formulation and application of immigration policy;
That, on Monday, May 12, the Committee sit for four and a half hours from 3:30 p.m., to hear other witnesses on Part 6 of Bill C-50 with an interest in the formulation and application of immigration policy, and that the final half hour be reserved for issuing drafting instructions to the analysts;
That, on Wednesday, May 14, the Committee sit for four hours from 3:30 p.m., to consider a draft of a preliminary report on the subject matter of Part 6 of Bill C-50, with a view to its adoption in a form that would be presentable on Friday, May 16; and
That members submit lists of those individuals and organizations that they believe should be heard on the subject matter of Part 6 of Bill C-50 to the Clerk of the Committee at their earliest convenience.