CIIT Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
It was agreed, — That the committee proceed to sit in public.
At 3:36 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 3:41 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay moved, —
That the Committee report to the House of Commons:
1) That it has not yet received the documents requested from the Canada Border Services Agency, which are necessary for this study;
2) that it considers that the concerns raised by witnesses regarding the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system, particularly in the brief dated April 8, 2024, signed by 22 concerned organizations, are sufficient to call for caution;
3) that the effects to be anticipated in the event of a failure in the implementation of the CARM could not be identified with sufficient precision and certainty;
4) and that, consequently, the Committee recommends that the House of Commons ask the government to suspend the implementation of CARM system, scheduled for May 13th, until the Standing Committee on International Trade can complete its study and table a final report containing its observations and recommendations.Debate arose thereon.
On motion of Kyle Seeback, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by adding the words “5) And that this be reported to the House.” after the words “its observations and recommendations”.
At 3:45 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The committee resumed consideration of the motion, as amended, of Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Chandra Arya, Tony Baldinelli, Richard Cannings, Mona Fortier, Matt Jeneroux, Richard Martel, Wilson Miao, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, Kyle Seeback, Terry Sheehan — 10;
NAYS: — 0.
The motion, as amended, read as follows:
That the Committee report to the House of Commons:
1) That it has not yet received the documents requested from the Canada Border Services Agency, which are necessary for this study;
2) that it considers that the concerns raised by witnesses regarding the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system, particularly in the brief dated April 8, 2024, signed by 22 concerned organizations, are sufficient to call for caution;
3) that the effects to be anticipated in the event of a failure in the implementation of the CARM could not be identified with sufficient precision and certainty;
4) and that, consequently, the Committee recommends that the House of Commons ask the government to suspend the implementation of CARM system, scheduled for May 13th, until the Standing Committee on International Trade can complete its study and table a final report containing its observations and recommendations
5) And that this be reported to the House.It was agreed, — That dissenting or supplementary opinions be in Calibri 12-point font, left aligned, single-spaced, and be submitted electronically, in both official languages, to the clerk of the committee, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024.
ORDERED, — That the Chair present the report to the House.
It was agreed, — That the committee proceed to sit in camera.
At 4:25 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 4:33 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.
The committee commenced consideration of a draft report.
At 5:09 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:14 p.m., the sitting resumed.
At 5:28 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.