It was agreed, — That the Third Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, which read as follows, be concurred in:
Your Subcommittee met on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:
1. That the Hon. Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, appear before the Committee on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in relation to the Supplementary Estimates (C) 2013-14 and that the second hour be devoted to hear from witnesses in relation to its study on Strengthening the Protection of Women in our Immigration System.
2. That as soon as Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, is referred to the Committee:
• the Committee hold four (4) meetings to hear from witnesses in relation to its study on Bill C-24, and that the number of meetings be changed later if required;
• the Committee hear from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) officials for the first hour and hear from stakeholders for the remaining seven (7) hours; and
• the total number of witnesses for this study be divided among the recognized parties according to their standings in the House of Commons: eleven (11) for the Government (Conservative Party), seven (7) for the Official Opposition (New Democratic Party) and three (3) for the other opposition party (Liberal Party).
3. That the Committee members submit to the Clerk their prioritized witness list for the study on Bill C-24, with the witnesses’ complete contact information no later than Friday, March 14, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.