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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 87
Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 3:46 p.m. to 5:32 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Sukh Dhaliwal, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Andrea Garland, Analyst
• Martin McCallum, Analyst
• Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
• Christiane Fox, Deputy Minister
• Louise Baird, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy
• Marie-Josée Dorion, Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery
• Soyoung Park, Assistant Deputy Minister, Asylum and Refugee Resettlement
• Nathalie Manseau, Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the committee commenced its study of the subject matter of the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2023-24: Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under Department of Citizenship and Immigration.

The Minister made a statement and, with Christiane Fox and Nathalie Manseau, answered questions.

At 4:50 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:59 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Christiane Fox and Nathalie Manseau answered questions.

The committee resumed consideration of the motion moved on Thursday, November 23, 2023, which read as follows:

That the committee issue a letter to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to urgently call on the Government of Canada to lift the 40,000 quota for the Special Immigration Measure for Afghans so that those who risked their lives and that of their family members, including extended family members, to serve Canada are afforded the opportunity to get to safety in Canada; and, further, that the committee issue a news release on the matter.

At 5:27 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:28 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The debate continued.

Motion

Brad Redekopp moved, — That the committee do now adjourn.

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

YEAS: Shafqat Ali, Paul Chiang, Fayçal El-Khoury, Arielle Kayabaga, Tom Kmiec, Larry Maguire, Greg McLean, Brad Redekopp, Salma Zahid — 9;

NAYS: Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Jenny Kwan — 2.

At 5:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Keelan Buck
Clerk of the committee