THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Thursday, June 9, 2022
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[English]
Pursuant to the order of the Senate of May 5, 2022, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day in room B30, Senate of Canada Building, and with videoconference, at 11:30 a.m. ET, the chair, the Honourable Peter M. Boehm, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boehm, Deacon (Ontario), Gerba, Greene, MacDonald, Mégie, Ravalia and Richards (8).
Members of the committee present by videoconference: The Honourable Senators Boniface, Cordy, Coyle, Gold, P.C., and Oh (5).
Other senators present by videoconference: The Honourable Senator Omidvar (1).
Participating in the meeting: Sara Gajic, Legislative Clerk, Committees Directorate; Nathalie Boutros, Executive Assistant, Office of the Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments and Chief Legislative Services Officer; Nadia Faucher, Brian Hermon and Brendan Naef, analysts, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 24, 2022, the committee continued its study of the Canadian foreign service and elements of the foreign policy machinery within Global Affairs Canada.
WITNESSES (by videoconference):
Global Affairs Canada:
Marta Morgan, Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs;
David Morrison, Deputy Minister, International Trade;
Christopher MacLennan, Deputy Minister, International Development;
Cindy Termorshuizen, Associate Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs;
Alexandre Lévêque, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy;
Francis Trudel, Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources;
Annie Boyer, Director General, Financial Planning and Management and Deputy Chief Financial Officer;
Stéphane Cousineau, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Platform Branch.
Marta Morgan made a statement and, together with Christopher MacLennan, Cindy Termorshuizen, David Morrison and Francis Trudel, answered questions.
At 12:56 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 12:58 p.m., the committee resumed.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, May 19, 2022, the committee continued its consideration of Bill S-8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
It was agreed that the committee proceed to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-8.
It was agreed that the title stand postponed.
It was agreed that clause 1 carry.
It was agreed that clause 2 carry.
It was agreed that clause 3 carry.
It was agreed that clause 4 carry.
It was agreed that clause 5 carry.
It was agreed that clause 6 carry.
It was agreed that clause 7 carry.
It was agreed that clause 8 carry.
It was agreed that clause 9 carry.
It was agreed that clause 10 carry.
It was agreed that clause 11 carry.
It was agreed that clause 12 carry.
It was agreed that clause 13 carry.
It was agreed that clause 14 carry.
It was agreed that clause 15 carry.
The chair asked whether clause 16 shall carry.
The Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., moved that Bill S-8 be amended on page 5, after line 20, by adding the following:
“Coordinating Amendments
Bill C-21
15.1 (1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply if Bill C-21, introduced in the 1st session of the 44th Parliament and entitled An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms) (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.
(2) On the first day on which both section 52 of the other Act and section 1 of this Act are in force, paragraph 4(2)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is replaced by the following:
(c) the establishment of policies respecting the enforcement of this Act and inadmissibility on grounds of security, violating human or international rights, sanctions, transborder criminality or organized criminality; or
(3) On the first day on which both section 55 of the other Act and section 9 of this Act are in force, paragraph 55(3)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is replaced by the following:
(b) has reasonable grounds to suspect that the permanent resident or the foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of security, violating human or international rights, sanctions, serious criminality, criminality, transborder criminality or organized criminality.
(4) On the first day on which both section 56 of the other Act and section 10 of this Act are in force, paragraph 58(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is replaced by the following:
(c) the Minister is taking necessary steps to inquire into a reasonable suspicion that they are inadmissible on grounds of security, violating human or international rights, sanctions, serious criminality, criminality, transborder criminality or organized criminality;”.
After debate, the question being put on the motion in amendment that the new clause 15.1 carry, it was adopted.
It was agreed that clause 16 carry.
It was agreed that clause 17 carry.
It was agreed that clause 18 carry.
It was agreed that clause 19 carry.
It was agreed that clause 20 carry.
It was agreed that clause 21 carry.
It was agreed that clause 22 carry.
It was agreed that the title carry.
It was agreed that the bill carry, as amended.
It was agreed that the chair report Bill S-8, with amendment, to the Senate.
It was agreed that the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel be authorized to make necessary technical, grammatical, or other required non-substantive changes as a result of the amendment adopted by the committee, including updating cross-references and renumbering of provisions.
At 1:13 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Gaëtane Lemay
Clerk of the Committee