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Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee The bill amends the Supreme Court Act to require that Supreme Court of Canada judges understand English and French at the time of their appointment. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution Acts. It
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee The bill requires the Minister of Health to develop a national Lyme disease strategy in collaboration with his or her provincial and territorial counterparts. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee The bill amends the Divorce Act to instruct judges to order equal parenting when making a parenting order unless it is established that a different allocation would be in the best interests of the child. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction.
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee If a couple is married, the federal legislation on divorce applies. If a couple is not married, provincial laws apply when it comes to child custody. So the situation would be different for a married couple going through a divorce and an unmarried couple going through a separatio
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee The motion proposes measures to measure the impact of the use of international tax havens and tax evasion on federal government revenues. The motion does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution Acts. It does not
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee The bill amends the National Capital Act to establish the boundaries of Gatineau Park and prohibit the sale of federal real property within these boundaries. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee The bill requires the federal government to amend the marine mammal regulations to increase the distance that a person must maintain from another person who is fishing for seal, except under the authority of a seal fishery observation licence. The bill does not concern a questi
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee The bill amends the Access to Information Act to give the Information Commissioner of Canada the power to order government institutions to release documents requested under the act. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly v
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee The motion recommends that municipalities use a nationally standardized methodology in carrying out homeless counts. This motion does concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. I want to point out to the committee, however, that a motion only expresses the views o
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee This motion is making a recommendation directed to municipalities, which technically would fall under provincial jurisdiction. However, the House usually has considered or discussed those questions, and expressed views on any matters, regardless of whether they're provincial or f
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee That could be a problem with a bill, yes.
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee No, they operate alongside one another.
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee In the case of a divorce, alimony and child support are governed by the federal legislation. I know that, in Quebec, a special system is in line with the federal legislation when it comes to divorce. Consequently, for both married and unmarried couples, the scale for setting alim
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee Any that have been voted on during the current session.
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie
Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee I think when they refer to the preceding, it's the preceding motions that are already before Parliament or that have been considered by Parliament, but it's always within the current session.
February 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Alexandre Lavoie