Evidence of meeting #1 for Bill C-31 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session) in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.
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Liberal
Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
I would not have a problem with that as long as the procedure we adopt also makes it clear that while we're in clause-by-clause, members can submit subamendments and amendments without prior notice.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Andrew Scheer
Maybe the chair will direct the clerk to leave this part out of it. We'll come back to the committee with some wording to that effect. The will of the committee is that when we're in clause-by-clause, notice will not be required for amendments and subamendments. Prior to that, there would be 48 hours' notice for substantive amendments.
Is that agreed?
Monsieur Petit.
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Conservative
Daniel Petit Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
The motion could read as follows: “that amendments to Bill C-31 be submitted to the clerk 48 hours in advance during clause-by-clause study”. Isn't that what we just said? Would you prefer to have them sooner?
That isn't quite the proper wording. I agree we should go with something else.
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Liberal
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Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
I'd like to move on to one other very minor item, which is, “That the Committee's meetings be televised”. Is that mandatory or permissible? What if television isn't available? What if we're in West Block?
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Andrew Scheer
It's up to the committee as to whether or not to keep that in, to change the wording--
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Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
That's fine. So all the meetings will take place either in this room or the one across the way.
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Conservative
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Liberal
Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
I'm fully in favour of having our hearings televised.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Andrew Scheer
Sure. Why don't you do that with the caveat that we're going to come back with the...?
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Conservative
Rob Moore Conservative Fundy Royal, NB
Yes, save and except the paragraph on amendments, I move adoption of the routine motions.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Andrew Scheer
Is everyone agreed? Is everyone also in agreement on January 15 as the deadline for submitting the witness list?
Is that agreed?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
One of the motions that was just adopted under routine motions is that the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure be struck and be composed of the chair--me--and a member of each party. I would just ask each party to provide the name of who will be on the steering committee so that we can be in touch with each other if need be.
Is it Mr. Murphy for the Liberals?
You get access to the Deputy Speaker's hospitality budget for--
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Andrew Scheer
I'm just kidding.
For the Conservatives...? You don't have to tell me now.