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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 59
 
Monday, November 19, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in a televised session at 10:00 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, David Tilson, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Rick Dykstra, Mylène Freeman, Sadia Groguhé, Roxanne James, Kevin Lamoureux, Chungsen Leung, Costas Menegakis, Ted Opitz, Jinny Jogindera Sims, Rathika Sitsabaiesan, David Tilson and John Weston.

 

Acting Members present: Fin Donnelly for Mylène Freeman.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Julie Béchard, Analyst; Sandra Elgersma, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Les Linklater, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy; Maia Welbourne, Director, Document and Visa Policy, Admissibility Branch; Marie Bourry, Executive Director and Senior General Counsel, Legal Services. As an individual: James Bissett, Board of Directors , Centre for Immigration Policy Reform. NextgenID Canada Inc.: Robert L. Bell, Senior Vice-President, Corporate and Business Development. Centre for Immigration Policy Reform: Martin Collacott, Spokesperson.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, the Committee commenced its study of the subject matter of clauses 308 to 314 (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.
 

Les Linklater made a statement and, with Maia Welbourne and Marie Bourry, answered questions.

 

At 11:30 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:34 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Martin Collacott, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, James Bissett and Robert L. Bell made statements and answered questions.

 

At 12:55 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:56 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $8,750.00, for the Committee's study of the subject matter of clauses 308 to 314 (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) of Bill C-45, be adopted.

 

At 12:59 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Julie Lalande Prud'homme
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012-11-21 1:18 p.m.