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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 9, 2022
Context: Bill C-242 (CIMM) - Jun/9/22
The Chair
  • 11:12:07 a.m.
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Thank you, Ms. Kwan. I will have to give a ruling on this amendment. The amendment that Ms. Kwan just moved seeks to amend subsection 14(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which deals with regulations related to requirements and selection. The amendment also seeks to introduce a review process that is not contemplated by Bill C-242. House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, states the following on page 771: ...an amendment is inadmissible if it proposes to amend a statute that is not before the committee or a section of the parent Act, unless the latter is specifically amended by a clause of the bill. Since section 14 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is not being amended by Bill C-242, and also because the introduction of a review process is a new concept, this amendment goes beyond the scope of the bill. Therefore, it is the opinion of the chair that the amendment is inadmissible. This ruling is non-debatable.
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The Chair
  • 11:21:50 a.m.
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Okay, so Mr. Benzen's vote is changed to nay. (Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 6; nays 5)
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The Chair
  • 11:37:03 a.m.
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I would like to give my ruling on the amendment. Bill C-242 amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow a parent or grandparent who applies for a temporary resident visa as a visitor to purchase private health insurance outside Canada and to stay in Canada for a period of five years. The amendment seeks to add the possibility for the minister to give other instructions respecting applications for a temporary resident visa that are not contemplated by Bill C-242. House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, states on page 770: An amendment to a bill that was referred to a committee after second reading is out of order if it is beyond the scope and principle of the bill. In the opinion of the chair, adding the possibility for the minister to give new instructions not envisioned in Bill C-242 is beyond the scope of the bill. Therefore, I rule the amendment is inadmissible.
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Mr. Sukh Dhaliwal
  • 11:38:30 a.m.
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I bring a motion forward to challenge the ruling of the chair. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Chair
  • 11:38:39 a.m.
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We will go to a vote. Shall the ruling of the chair be sustained? (Ruling of the chair sustained: yeas 6; nays 5)
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