Mr. Chair, I move:
That, pursuant to Standing Orders 108(1)(a) and 108(2), the Committee meet jointly with the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to study whether gaps in the process of the security screening for persons entering Canada have arisen over the last three years, both at official points of entry and between points of entry, to identify the causes and impacts of these gaps, and propose potential solutions; that departmental officials and Ministers from both Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness be present for at least one meeting; that officials and elected representatives from the United States federal Congress and Senate be invited to attend; that these meetings be held before March 1st, 2019; that the Committee report its findings to the House; and that Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the government table a comprehensive response thereto.
I want to lay out three principles for my colleagues on why I think this is timely and why it is incumbent upon our committee to look at this particular issue.
Many Canadians feel screening is a reasonable part of Canada's immigration process. Several articles have suggested problems have recently arisen with our screening process, and it is incumbent upon Parliament to study this.