Skip to main content
Start of content

CIMM Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 11
 
Monday, February 11, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Norman Doyle, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Dave Batters, Colleen Beaumier, Robert Carrier, Olivia Chow, Norman Doyle, Nina Grewal, Hon. Jim Karygiannis, Wajid Khan, Ed Komarnicki, Thierry St-Cyr and Hon. Andrew Telegdi.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Penny Becklumb, Analyst; Sandra Elgersma, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Royal Canadian Legion: Pierre Allard, Service Bureau Director, Dominion Command; Erl Kish, Dominion Vice-President. Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Mark Davidson, Director, Legislation and Program Policy, Citizenship Branch; Ann Heathcote, Senior Policy Advisor, Citizenship Branch; Lori Beckerman, Acting Team Leader, Senior Counsel, Integration and Admissibility Team, Legal Services.

 
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Thursday, February 7, 2008, the Committee commenced consideration of Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act.
 

Erl Kish and Pierre Allard made statements and answered questions.

 

At 4:28 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Mark Davidson made a statement and, with Lori Beckerman and Ann Heathcote, answered questions.

 

Ed Komarnicki moved, — That, on Wednesday, February 13, at 3:30 p.m., the witnesses from Citizenship and Immigration appear before this Committee and that we immediately proceed to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-37 until consideration is completed.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 7; NAYS: 2.

 

At 5:26 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:26 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

It was agreed, — That the operating budgets for the study of Bill C-17 and the pre-study of Bill C-37 in the amounts of $5,700 and $5,150 respectively be adopted.

 

At 5:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2008/02/19 11:29 a.m.