It's okay. It was worth a try.
Evidence of meeting #37 for Public Safety and National Security in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site.) The winning word was chair.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #37 for Public Safety and National Security in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site.) The winning word was chair.
A video is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
It's always worth a try.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We go to LIB-28.
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Liberal
Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre, BC
It's the same rationale: it's too intrusive.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
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Liberal
Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre, BC
It's a similar rationale.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
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Liberal
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
Is there any further discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Okay, now we go to NDP-8.
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NDP
Randall Garrison NDP Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
I'd like to move the motion.
As we've carefully saved our minute, I'll turn it over to Ms. Davies.
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NDP
Libby Davies NDP Vancouver East, BC
This proposes new language and new paragraphs. What we're trying to do with this amendment is to protect against any arbitrary or bad-faith action by the minister, for example, limiting an exemption to a very short time. We have seen that. We had a one-year exemption just renewed for InSite, which will force it to reapply yet again within one year.
This amendment would also protect against a site being shut down on some really innocuous or flimsy pretext without some some sort of due process and an opportunity to correct any minor problems that have arisen. In any operation there are issues that arise. So we're trying to protect against a site being shut down just because something did go wrong. Maybe it could have been corrected; maybe something was learned from it.
It would also effectively get rid of the requirement for applications to renew an exemption, because we think that once an application has been approved, it's there and should be able to continue.
That's the effect of this rather long amendment.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Diane Ablonczy Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
By the same token, if something is badly wrong, this removes the discretion of the minister to deal with it. I don't know how that's going to be helpful.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
Thank you.
I don't see further discussion.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Ms. May, your time is up, but please speak briefly to your amendment number 10.
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Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
All right. Pitching for a miracle, I ask my friends across the way to consider Ephesians 3:20.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
Thank you very much.
Are there any other speakers? No.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We will now go to Liberal amendment number 31.
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Liberal
5 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
No, you have no time to speak, but you can propose the amendment.
5 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Daryl Kramp
Thank you very much.
Are there any other comments?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We will now go to NDP amendment number 9.
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NDP
Randall Garrison NDP Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
I'd like to move the amendment. If there is any time remaining, I'd like to turn those few seconds over to Ms. Davies.