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Minutes of Proceedings
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
René Villemure moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), the committee undertake, as soon as possible, a study to assess the ethical standards relating to public office holders related to the awarding of contracts for the reception of refugees and the development of infrastructure to receive asylum seekers in the province of Quebec; that the committee allocate a minimum of six meetings to conduct this study; that the committee invite the Ministers of Immigration and Public Safety, representative of the RCMP, Public Services and Procurement Canada including Teresa Maioni and Lyne Roy, respectively responsible and coordinator of Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP), officials of the Canada Border Services Agency including Dan Proulx, Executive Director and Chief Privacy Officer, and Mr. Pierre Guay.
Debate arose thereon.
Iqra Khalid moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “Ministers of Immigration and Public Safety” with the words “Minister of Public Safety”.
Debate arose thereon.
The question was put on the amendment and the result of the vote was announced:
YEAS: Parm Bains, Greg Fergus, Lisa Hepfner, Iqra Khalid, Ya'ara Saks — 5;
NAYS: James Bezan, Matthew Green, Damien C. Kurek, René Villemure, Ryan Williams — 5.
Whereupon, the Chair voted in the negative.
Accordingly, the amendment was negatived.
The committee resumed consideration of the motion.
Lisa Hepfner moved, — That the motion be amended by deleting the words “that the committee allocate a minimum of six meetings to conduct this study ”.
Iqra Khalid moved, — That the amendment be amended by deleting the words “that the committee allocate a minimum of 6 meetings to conduct this study” and by adding the words “that the committee allocate two meetings to conduct this study”.
RULING BY THE CHAIR
The Chair ruled the subamendment admissible.
Debate arose thereon.
The question was put on the subamendment and the result of the vote was announced:
YEAS: Parm Bains, Greg Fergus, Lisa Hepfner, Iqra Khalid, Ya'ara Saks — 5;
NAYS: James Bezan, Matthew Green, Damien C. Kurek, René Villemure, Ryan Williams — 5.
Whereupon, the Chair voted in the negative.
Accordingly, the subamendment was negatived.
The committee resumed consideration of the amendment.
Iqra Khalid moved, — That the amendment be amended by deleting the words “that the committee allocate a minimum of 6 meetings to conduct this study” and by adding the words “that the committee allocate three meetings to conduct this study”.
RULING BY THE CHAIR
The Chair ruled the subamendment inadmissible.
The committee resumed consideration of the amendment.
The question was put on the amendment and the result of the vote was announced:
YEAS: Parm Bains, Greg Fergus, Lisa Hepfner, Iqra Khalid, Ya'ara Saks — 5;
NAYS: James Bezan, Matthew Green, Damien C. Kurek, René Villemure, Ryan Williams — 5.
Whereupon, the Chair voted in the negative.
Accordingly, the amendment was negatived.
The committee resumed consideration of the motion.
Iqra Khalid moved, — That the motion be amended by deleting the words “as soon as possible,”.
Debate arose thereon.
The question was put on the amendment and the result of the vote was announced:
YEAS: Parm Bains, Greg Fergus, Lisa Hepfner, Iqra Khalid, Ya'ara Saks — 5;
NAYS: James Bezan, Matthew Green, Damien C. Kurek, René Villemure, Ryan Williams — 5.
Whereupon, the Chair voted in the negative.
Accordingly, the amendment was negatived.
The committee resumed consideration of the motion.
The question was put on the motion and the result of the vote was announced:
YEAS: James Bezan, Matthew Green, Damien C. Kurek, René Villemure, Ryan Williams — 5;
NAYS: Parm Bains, Greg Fergus, Lisa Hepfner, Iqra Khalid, Ya'ara Saks — 5.
Whereupon, the Chair voted in the affirmative.
Accordingly, the motion was agreed to.
At 5:34 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.