Subcommittee on Private Members' Business Committee on June 19th, 2012
Evidence of meeting #4 for Subcommittee on Private Members' Business in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was constitution.
A recording is available from Parliament.
On the agenda
MPs speaking
Also speaking
- Michel Bédard Committee Researcher
- Sebastian Spano Committee Researcher
11:10 a.m.
Committee Researcher
I recall Ms. Hoeppner's bill, and at the time there was also Breitkreuz's bill. Mr. Breitkreuz's bill had been dropped from the order paper the day before the subcommittee met. When the subcommittee met, Mr. Breitkreuz's bill was no longer in existence.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
Scott Reid Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
So it's not something that's been negatived. It's something that's been dropped from the order paper. Is that the distinction?
11:10 a.m.
Committee Researcher
The criterion is that it must not have been voted on. Mr. Breitkreuz's bill had not been voted on; it had been dropped.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
11:10 a.m.
Committee Researcher
Of course, it's from memory.
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Conservative
11:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
11:10 a.m.
Committee Researcher
This bill would amend the Income Tax Act to establish an income averaging system for artists. This bill is clearly within federal jurisdiction. It does not appear to violate the Constitution, including the charter. It is not similar to a private member's bill already voted on in the current session, and it's not similar to a government bill already voted on in the current session.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
11:10 a.m.
Committee Researcher
This bill would amend the Citizenship Act with respect to the residency requirement for permanent residents who are members of the Canadian armed forces. It also provides for the consequences of an act of war against the Canadian armed forces. This bill does not appear to be outside federal jurisdiction and does not violate the Constitution, including the charter. It is not similar to a private member's bill already voted on in the current session, and it is not similar to a government bill already voted on in the current session.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
11:10 a.m.
Committee Researcher
This motion with respect to Canadian foreign policy on the right of freedom of religion and conscience does not appear to be outside federal jurisdiction. It does not appear to violate the Constitution. It is not substantially similar to a motion already voted on in the current session, and it's not similar to a government motion already voted on in the current session.
11:10 a.m.
Conservative
11:10 a.m.
Committee Researcher
This bill will establish the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young Persons in Canada. The measures provided in this bill do not appear to be outside federal jurisdiction. It does not appear to violate the Constitution, including the charter. There's no similar private member's bill that had been voted on in the current session, and there's no government bill already voted on in the current session. Once again, there might be a need for a royal recommendation for the adoption of this bill, but that is not a question for the subcommittee to decide.