It was agreed, — That the Seventh Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, which read as follows, be concurred in:
Your Subcommittee met on Monday, November 5, 2012, to consider the business of the Committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:
1. That the Committee undertake a study of the subject matter of Division 16 (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) of Bill C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures;
2. That the Committee hear witnesses in relation to that study on Monday, November 19, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.;
3. That the meetings to hear witnesses be divided into one and a half (1.5) hour panels, and that each panel include at most five (5) witnesses and that each witness be given eight (8) minutes for their opening remarks;
4. That Committee members submit their prioritized witness lists, with the witnesses’ complete contact information, to the Clerk no later than Wednesday, November 7, 2012, before the close of business (5:30 p.m.);
5. That the total number of witnesses be divided among the recognized parties according to their standings in the House of Commons: five (5) witnesses for the Government (Conservative Party), three (3) witnesses for the Official Opposition (New Democratic Party) and one (1) witness for the other opposition party (Liberal Party);
6. That proposed amendments to the Bill be submitted to the Clerk in both official languages before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 19, 2012;
7. That the Committee consider the suggested amendments to the Bill on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and that the Chair convey the outcome of the debate in a letter to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2012.