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The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration had an open discussion on October 2nd about Bill C-3. For the first half, the committee members questioned Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diab about C-3 and the effects it could have, whereas for the second half, witnesses were questioned. The four Liberals pretty much want to pass it as-is, the four Conservatives expressed concern about if the applicants would actually value Canadian citizenship, and the lone Bloc Quebecois member pressed for hard data.
On October 7th, the committee proposed and discussed amendments to C-3. Not surprisingly, most of them came from the Conservatives. Surprisingly, all but one were carried, along party lines with the lone Bloc Quebecois member's support, and will be included in C-3 and presented to the House at their next reading. These amendments are:
The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration had an open discussion on October 2nd about Bill C-3. For the first half, the committee members questioned Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diab about C-3 and the effects it could have, whereas for the second half, witnesses were questioned. The four Liberals pretty much want to pass it as-is, the four Conservatives expressed concern about if the applicants would actually value Canadian citizenship, and the lone Bloc Quebecois member pressed for hard data.
On October 7th, the committee proposed and discussed amendments to C-3. Not surprisingly, most of them came from the Conservatives. Surprisingly, all but one were carried, along party lines with the lone Bloc Quebecois member's support, and will be included in C-3 and presented to the House at their next reading. These amendments are:
- Requiring the cumulative 1095-day presence to be within a 5-year period at any time of the applicant's parent's life before the applicant's birth,
- Requiring the applicant aged 18-54 to demonstrate adequate knowledge of English or French, pass a citizenship test in English or French, and requiring the applicant aged 18 and up to go through security checks,
- Same as 2 above if the applicant is an adoptee,
- Requiring the Minister to report annually how many applicants became citizens as a result of C-3, their recent country of residence and which provision of C-3 was used,
- Operation guidance for IRCC regarding the documents submitted by the applicant to establish the parent's physical presence,
- Requiring the Minister to report annually if any applicant was exempted from security checks and why.
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