Evidence of meeting #26 for Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Susan Baldwin  Procedural Clerk
Marc Chénier  Counsel, Democratic Renewal Secretariat, Privy Council Office
Joe Wild  Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Treasury Board Portfolio, Department of Justice
Marc O'Sullivan  Acting Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, As an Individual

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A voice

Yes, they go together.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Mr. Poilievre, would you move that, please?

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON

Which amendment are you looking for us to move?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

It is amendment G-45.1.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON

I see that this amendment appears to be the same as NDP-18.5--

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Yes.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON

--and as such we will withdraw and allow discussion to focus on the NDP version of this amendment.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Mr. Dewar, could you move NDP-18.5?

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NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

I so move.

If you take a look at the intent of 179.1....

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

No, I don't want to do that. I'm going to rule it out of order.

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NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

Oh, thank you.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

NDP-18.5 proposes to add a definition of “government institution”, and it's amending section 2 of the Library and Archives of Canada Act.

House of Commons Procedure and Practice states on page 654:

...an amendment is inadmissible if it amends a statute that is not before the committee or a section of a parent Act unless it is specifically being amended by a clause of the bill.

Since section 2 of the Library and Archives of Canada Act is not being amended by Bill C-2, it is inadmissible to propose such an amendment. Therefore, NDP-18.5 is inadmissible.

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NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

Mr. Chair, can I seek unanimous consent?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Unanimous consent--to what?

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NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

To consider this.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Well, I ruled it out of order, so you can't even ask for consent.

We'll move to clause 179.2, which is G-45.2, and NDP-18.6. They are consequential to 179.1, which I just ruled out of order, so they're out of order.

We move to clause 180, and we have an amendment on page 144.5-- G-45.3--which is the same as NDP-18.6.1 on page 144.7.

We're on G-45.3, Mr. Dewar.

Mr. Poilievre, go ahead, please.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON

Okay.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Have I thoroughly confused you?

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A voice

No.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

That's good.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON

All right, Mr. Chair, I will withdraw G-45.3.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Mr. Dewar will proceed with NDP-18.6.1.

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NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

Is this where you tell me it's out of order?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Tilson

Mr. Dewar, we're on NDP-18.6.1.

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NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

I move that in Bill C-2, clause 180 be amended by replacing lines 12 and 13 on page 123 with the following:

180. The Act is amended by adding the following after

(Amendment agreed to)

(Clause 180 as amended agreed to on division)