Debates of Dec. 12th, 1996

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Deputy Speaker]

We will now move on to Group No. 6.

[Jean-Guy Chrétien, Bloc, Frontenac, QC]

moved:

Motion No. 14

That Bill C-60, in Clause 12, be amended by replacing lines 28 and 29 on page 4 with the following:

"12. Notwithstanding that the Agency is a separate employer under the Public Service Staff Relations Act, a ) section 7 and subsection 69(3) of that Act do not apply to the Agency; and b ) for the purposes of paragraph 92(1)(b) of that Act, the Agency is deemed to be designated pursuant to subsection 92(4) of that Act. ''

Motion No. 15

That Bill C-60, in Clause 12, be amended by replacing lines 28 and 29 on page 4 with the following:

"12. The Agency is deemed to be included in the definition of "federal undertaking" in section 2 of the Canada Labour Code and that Act applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to the Agency and its employees."

Motion No. 16

That Bill C-60, in Clause 13, be amended by replacing lines 30 to 34 on page 4 with the following:

"13. The employees of the Agency shall be appointed pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act."

Motion No. 17

That Bill C-60, in Clause 13, be amended by replacing lines 30 and 31 on page 4 with the following:

"13.(1) Subject to paragraph 12(a), the President has the authority to appoint the employees of the Agency."

Motion No. 18

That Bill C-60, in Clause 13, be amended by adding after line 31 on page 4 the following:

"(1.1) One year after the Agency is established, the President shall provide, for study, to such committee of the House of Commons as is designated or established to consider agricultural matters, a detailed report respecting the criteria used in making appointments under subsection (1)."

Motion No. 36

That Bill C-60, in Clause 93, be amended by replacing lines 23 to 27 on page 29 with the following:

"93. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act, or any provision of this Act, or any provision of any Act enacted or amended by this Act, comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

(2) The Governor in Council shall not make the order referred to in subsection (1) unless it has been advised by the Minister that the Minister has prepared a Code of Conduct and Ethics to govern the appointment of employees by the Agency."

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is the House ready for the question?

[Some hon. members]

Question.

[The Deputy Speaker]

The next question is on Motion No. 14. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those in favour will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Deputy Speaker]

In my opinion the nays have it.

And more than five members having risen:

[The Deputy Speaker]

The recorded division on the motion stands deferred.

The next question is on motion No. 15. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those in favour will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Speaker]

In my opinion the nays have it.

And more than five members having risen:

[The Deputy Speaker]

The recorded division on the motion stands deferred.

The next question is on Motion No. 16. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those in favour will please say yea.