Evidence of meeting #45 for Finance in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was subamendment.
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Senior Director, Employment and Education, Personal Income Tax Division, Department of Finance
That information is not typically included in the report on tax expenditures, no.
Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary East, AB
Mr. Lawrence asked the last part.
I don't know if we can make a subamendment or make an amendment to this at all. Maybe we can just delete the top part and get (a), (b) and (c) added to the end report. I don't know if that's possible.
Conservative
Jasraj Singh Hallan Conservative Calgary East, AB
I would propose that we could remove the first part.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Karina Gould
I'm sorry, Mr. Hallan. You're not allowed to subamend your own amendment.
Conservative
Liberal
Bloc
Jean-Denis Garon Bloc Mirabel, QC
If we want to move forward, and I assume everyone does, the report has to be tabled. Let's not waste time trying to figure out exactly when the department receives a particular piece of information.
If there is a willingness on the government's part and if the availability of the data is the only stumbling block—which could actually be a subterfuge to reject the amendment—we could just say something to the effect of “that the report be tabled within 30 or 60 days of the data being received”.
Bloc
Jean-Denis Garon Bloc Mirabel, QC
Perhaps we should find out whether there's any interest among committee members in doing that, before we waste time debating it.
Yes, I propose that subamendment. Here's what is happening. The government says it's about the time frame, the number of days. It's hard to predict. We are proposing something that is risk-free, and the government doesn't want to support it.
If we spend all night here, Madam Chair, the government's stubbornness will be why. We won't propose it, because the government won't agree to it. The Liberals have the majority, and they are arrogant.
Liberal
Bloc
Jean-Denis Garon Bloc Mirabel, QC
Yes. It reads as follows: “within 30 days after the day on which the government receives the data”.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Karina Gould
Yes, I'll suspend for two minutes so you can draft the subamendment and distribute it to the committee.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Karina Gould
We're resuming the meeting.
While we're waiting for that subamendment, I just want to see if the committee will provide unanimous consent to stand clause 2 until the end of the meeting. We can come back to it to review it at that point. It's just that we have to send the subamendment for translation. Is there unanimous consent for that?
Mr. Kelly.
Conservative
Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Crowfoot, AB
I will consent to that, but there is a principle here that's important. This is a bilingual committee. When members speak in the language of their choice, including to amend something, I don't believe it is a requirement that it come back in order to be circulated in writing. There is simultaneous translation, so an amendment can be—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Karina Gould
No, there is a requirement. It's in the Standing Orders. That's why, while we're waiting for that—
Conservative
Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Crowfoot, AB
The standing order is that when you table something in writing, you can't distribute it without—
Liberal
Conservative
Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Crowfoot, AB
That's fair enough. I consent to leaving this to the end.
(Clause 2 allowed to stand)
(On clause 3)
Liberal
Conservative
