Bill C-24 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act

This enactment amends the Salaries Act to authorize payment, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, of the salaries for eight new ministerial positions. It authorizes the Governor in Council to designate departments to support the ministers who occupy those positions and authorizes those ministers to delegate their powers, duties or functions to officers or employees of the designated departments. It also makes a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act.

Salaries Act

[John Nater, Conservative, Perth—Wellington, ON]

Madam Speaker, I believe if you were to seek it, you would find unanimous consent to see the clock as 5:30 p.m.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Carol Hughes]

Is it agreed?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker, Carol Hughes]

The House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.

The House resumed from December 7 consideration of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act, as reported (without amendment) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No. 1.

[The Deputy Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

It being perilously close to 6:30 p.m., pursuant to an order made on Thursday, December 7, 2017, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at report stage of Bill C-24.

Call in the members.

The question is on Motion No. 1. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 4.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #433

[The Deputy Speaker, Bruce Stanton]

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 2 to 4 also defeated.