Evidence of meeting #12 for Natural Resources in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.
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Conservative
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
You've heard Mr. Trost's proposed amendment to clause 54.
Is that amendment agreed to by the committee?
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
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NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
I think we have to agree, Mr. Chair. It's a big mistake.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
Is it agreed that clause 54 as amended pass?
(Clause 54 as amended agreed to)
Now we go to clauses 55 to 71. Again, it's a group of clauses where there were no amendments proposed.
Is it agreed that clauses 55 to 71 pass unamended?
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NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
On division.
(Clauses 55 to 71 inclusive agreed to on division)
(On clause 72)
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
This is government amendment 3.
Mr. Trost, would you like to move that and speak to it?
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Conservative
Bradley Trost Conservative Saskatoon—Humboldt, SK
Apparently this motion is required to renumber the English text of one subsection of the bill that was incorrectly numbered.
Therefore I am moving to renumber, in clause 72, proposed subsection 194.2(4.1), page 138 in the English text of the bill, as 194.2(5). Then each of the proposed subsections that follow in the English text of the bill will likewise need to be renumbered. This is just renumbering things that were incorrectly numbered.
You should all be thankful I'm working to fix this bill.
9 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
You've heard the proposed amendment from Mr. Trost.
Is the proposed amendment as presented by Mr. Trost agreed to?
Mr. Julian.
9 a.m.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
So, Mr. Chair, if we do not adopt Mr. Trost's amendment, the bill will continue with subsections 1, 2, 3, and subsection 4, and then another subsection 4, and then subsections 5, 6, and 7?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
It's pretty sharp that the government would catch that.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 72 as amended agreed to)
The next grouping is clauses 73 to 83. Again, there were no amendments brought forth on these clauses.
Is it agreed that this grouping, clauses 73 to 83, passes unamended?
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NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
On division.
(Clauses 73 to 83 inclusive agreed to on division)
(On clause 84)
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Conservative
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Conservative
Bradley Trost Conservative Saskatoon—Humboldt, SK
Yes. As I understand it, this amendment, this motion, is required to correct the reference to a provincial statute in the Canada-Nova Scotia accord act.
In clause 84, in proposed subsection 210.101(8) of the act, page 224, we are moving to replace the name of the incorrect statute, the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act, with the correct name, the Labour Board Act.
The Province of Nova Scotia has written to request this change, which was made in error during the drafting process. The change is necessary for the federal and provincial legislations to mirror each other.
So we're still fixing the mistakes.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
Okay, you've heard Mr. Trost's proposed amendment and the reasoning behind it.
Ms. Duncan, you have some comments on that.
February 11th, 2014 / 9 a.m.
NDP
Linda Duncan NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
Yes, my question would be, have they simply renamed the statute or is it a completely different statute, because that's a pretty substantive change?
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Conservative
Bradley Trost Conservative Saskatoon—Humboldt, SK
I'm probably not the best person to answer that. The notes that I have say it was an incorrect statute, not an incorrect name.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
Mr. Trost, anytime you like, you can refer to the witnesses, the experts we have here, to answer those.
Mr. Labonté, do you have a comment on that? You can refer it to anyone else you'd like.
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Director General, Energy Safety and Security Branch, Department of Natural Resources
This was due to the fact that the Province of Nova Scotia made amendments to their act. They wrote to advise us that the act had changed; therefore, it required a change in the mirror federal legislation. It was an error on Nova Scotia's part that we are accommodating to ensure the mirror exists between the two accord acts.
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Liberal
Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS
To be clear, Mr. Chairman, I take it that the powers, privileges, and immunities that are granted to the members of the provincial Labour Board of Nova Scotia were previously provided for under the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act but are now under the Labour Board Act.
Is that your understanding?
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Director General, Energy Safety and Security Branch, Department of Natural Resources
I'll refer that to my colleague from labour.