Evidence of meeting #76 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was section.
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5:20 p.m.
NDP
Murray Rankin NDP Victoria, BC
This amendment is an effort to, again, give effect to the Information Commissioner's recommendations that she shall receive and investigate complaints, and shall be the one who decides that an access request should be disregarded as being contrary to the purposes of this part.
It would give the power to refuse to the Information Commissioner, not the government institutions. That was the objective.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
5:25 p.m.
Green
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Again, this is based on the testimony from the Information Commissioner. I just want to say, parenthetically, I've never seen testimony so strong from any officer of Parliament on any bill that was within their area of competency, as was the complete and very clear evidence of Suzanne Legault as Information Commissioner.
One of the areas that she marked in her submission as regressive was the section that engages the Privacy Commissioner in investigations. I know you'll remember her evidence that this is creating an unnecessary procedural burden to the Information Commissioner's investigations, that it is unnecessary, duplicative, and burdensome.
What my amendment proposes to do, which you'll find as PV-8, on page 6, is take out lines 20 to 22, to remove any implication of the Privacy Commissioner in the decision under 13(5) under “Notice”.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bob Zimmer
Thank you, Ms. May. I'll just make a note.
Consequential to PV-11, the vote on PV-8 will apply to PV-11 and other consequential amendments, PV-9, PV-17, and PV-18.
Also, PV-8 is identical to NDP-21. Therefore, NDP-21 and related amendments, NDP-23, NDP-25, NDP-35, and NDP-36, cannot be moved after a vote on PV-8.
Does that make sense? I trust it does.
We're getting right down to the wire, folks, for time. It would be nice to get a couple more done before we rise. We'll do this quickly.
Is there any debate? No.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Okay, NDP-21 is already negatived.
Shall clause 13, as amended, carry?
5:25 p.m.
NDP
Murray Rankin NDP Victoria, BC
Sorry, I just didn't understand what you said there, Mr. Chair.
Are you saying that NDP-21 is out of order?
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Bob Zimmer
Mr. Rankin, yours was identical to Ms. May's. That's why it was defeated.
(Clause 13 as amended agreed to)
With that, we are at 5:28 p.m.
We will carry on next time.
Thank you to the folks down at the end for helping us out today.
We'll see you on Wednesday.
The meeting is adjourned.