It was agreed, — That the Fourth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure which read as follows, be adopted:
In accordance with its mandate pursuant to Order made March 3, 2010, your Subcommittee has considered the question of the future business of the Committee.
The Subcommittee recommends the following to the Committee:
that the Committee accord priority in its work to consideration of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Federal Courts Act;
that, during consideration of Bill C-11, no motion be moved before embarking on clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill;
that the Chair be accorded discretion in determining the size and composition of each panel, and that, where he deems a panel of four presenters to be appropriate, each organization or individual be accorded up to seven minutes for a statement;
that members submit witness lists to the Clerk by 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 5;
that witnesses be encouraged to submit their briefs in advance for translation;
that the Committee consult the public on Bill C-11 in meetings on May 11, 13, and 25, and that an additional evening meeting of up to three hours duration beginning at 6 p.m. also be held on May 11 and 25;
that, on May 6, the Committee hear the Chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board followed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Representative in Canada;
that the Minister be invited to appear in the last hour before the Committee embarks on clause-by-clause consideration; and
that the Committee proceed to clause-by-clause consideration on May 27 with a view to completing it by 11:59 p.m., June 3, and hold additional evening meetings of up to three hours duration beginning at 6 p.m. on May 31, and June 1st to this end.