Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) Committee on June 7th, 2006

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

Okay, we're moving on to page 9.

Monsieur Sauvageau.

[Benoît Sauvageau, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Mr. Chairman, I'd like to speak to amendment G-6.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

You want to talk about it?

[Benoît Sauvageau, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

Yes, I'd like to speak to amendment G-6.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

We'll have to have it moved first.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Nepean—Carleton, ON]

I would like to move G-6.

In my opening remarks, I'd like to ask the expert panel of technical wizards if they wish to share any of their thoughts with us, or allow us to further plunder their minds.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

Mr. Wild.

[Joe Wild, Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Treasury Board Portfolio, Department of Justice]

Mr. Stringham will be pleased to speak to the specifics behind this technical amendment.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

Thank you.

Mr. Stringham.

[James Stringham, Legal Counsel, Office of the Counsel to the Clerk of the Privy Council, Privy Council Office]

Mr. Chairman, the amendment in the French is to correspond with a phrase that appears in the English provision of proposed section 12, which was omitted in the French. The English being “unless required in his or her capacity as a public office holder”. So the additional text is to correspond to that wording in the English provision.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Nepean—Carleton, ON]

That concludes my intervention.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

Monsieur Sauvageau.

[Benoît Sauvageau, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

If I understand correctly, we're seeing the English equivalent of the words “sauf si leurs fonctions de titulaire de charge publique l'exigent”. That already appears in the bill.

[James Stringham]

That is correct, Mr. Chairman.

[Benoît Sauvageau, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

I'm told that's not the case. In English, it's already written in the bill.

Can you give me 30 seconds?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

Yes, you may, sir.

[Benoît Sauvageau, Bloc, Repentigny, QC]

There's no problem.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

We're all happy?

We're going to vote, unless there's more debate.

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

The next one is NDP-1 and it's on page 10.

The chair is going to rule that inadmissible.

I guess, Mr. Martin, you should formally move it.

[Pat Martin, NDP, Winnipeg Centre, MB]

So you can turn down?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

Indeed.

[Some hon. members]

Oh, oh!

[Pat Martin, NDP, Winnipeg Centre, MB]

It's like asking—

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

I'm only trying to be fair.

[Pat Martin, NDP, Winnipeg Centre, MB]

All right.

I move amendment NDP-1.

Is that what you want?