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Minutes of Proceedings

42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 65
Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 3:32 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Chair (Liberal)

• Serge Cormier (Liberal)
• Rodger Cuzner (Liberal)
• Matt DeCourcey (Liberal)
• Pat Finnigan (Liberal)
• Colin Fraser (Liberal)
• Sean Fraser (Liberal)
• Wayne Long (Liberal)
• Nick Whalen (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Havi Echenberg, Analyst
• Madalina Chesoi, Acting Analyst
• Alaina Lockhart, M.P., Fundy Royal
Association of Atlantic Universities
• Peter Halpin, Executive Director
Acadia University
• Ray Ivany, President and Vice-Chancellor
Canadian Federation of Students - Newfoundland and Labrador
• Sofia Descalzi, Chairperson
Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Natasha Clark, International Student Advisor
TD Bank Group
• Hon. Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair, Corporate Office
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, November 2, 2016, the Committee resumed its study on immigration to Atlantic Canada (M-39).

Ray Ivany, by videoconference from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Alaina Lockhart and the Hon. Frank McKenna made statements and answered questions.

Motion

Jenny Kwan moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee immediately undertake a study on the current situation regarding the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), given its current funding constraints; its increasing case backlog of 1,000 cases per month; its current situation of over 60 board member vacancies; and the significant increase in asylum claims to Canada in 2017; that this study should be comprised of no less than three meetings; that the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship be in attendance for at least one meeting; that the Chair of the IRB be in attendance for at least one meeting; that the study be concluded and that the Committee report its findings to the House; and that due to the urgency of this situation, that these meetings take place prior to June 23, 2017.

Motion

Randeep Sarai moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Gary Anandasangaree, Julie Dzerowicz, T.J. Harvey, Randeep Sarai, Marwan Tabbara — 5;

NAYS: Jenny Kwan, Michelle Rempel, Bob Saroya, David Tilson — 4.

At 4:57 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:01 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Natasha Clark, by videoconference from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Peter Halpin and Sofia Descalzi made statements and answered questions.

At 5:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Erica Pereira
Clerk of the Committee