Evidence of meeting #75 for Official Languages in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was preamble.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Mr. Dion, the way in which you want to present your amendment is inadmissible.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
The only other way to do it is the way I've suggested, which is to present the amendment in the form that would strike lines 1 through 10 inclusive of both the English and the French text.
If you're not willing to move that amendment, then I'll go to the consideration of the preamble as unamended.
Monsieur Godin.
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NDP
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
I would like some information, Mr. Chair. If we vote and the preamble is struck, may I move an amendment that we allow the last paragraph?
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NDP
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
That's right, because the committee would have already rendered its judgment on the preamble, and it would not be not in order—
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
—for a member of the committee to reintroduce a part of that preamble.
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NDP
Tyrone Benskin NDP Jeanne-Le Ber, QC
If we were proposing an amendment to retain lines 11 through to the end of “Her Majesty...”—to retain that, rather than to strike the....
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
The proper wording of an amendment of that nature would be to strike lines 1 through 10 inclusive.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
We cannot negative the preamble and then allow a motion to put back some part of that preamble that has been struck.
I hope I'm clear about what we're doing here.
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NDP
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
I have a suggestion. When this passes, we ask the government to send a letter to every citizen to tell them what it's all about.
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Is there any further debate on the preamble, or are there any potential amendments to the preamble?
Shall the preamble carry? I will pass the floor to the clerk for a recorded division.
(Preamble negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Shall the title carry?
(Title agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0)
Shall the bill as amended carry?
(Bill C-419 as amended agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0)
Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?
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Some hon. members
Agreed. [See Minutes of Proceedings]
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Finally, shall the committee order a reprint of the bill, since it has been amended, for the use of the House at report stage?
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Some hon. members
Agreed. [See Minutes of Proceedings]
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
I want to thank members for their participation in this clause-by-clause examination.
We'll now take a brief suspension to allow members of the public to leave the room while we prepare to go in camera for consideration of our work plan and witness list for the French immersion study.
[Proceedings continue in camera]
