Mr. Chair, we've heard, from testimony, concern that someone visiting a show with cetaceans present could be unwittingly breaking the law. This amendment and CPC-3.1 are just two different ways to deal with this concern. If the committee has a preference as to which amendment works better, I will move the appropriate amendment and withdraw the other.
With that, we propose that Bill S-203, in clause 2, be amended, by replacing lines 18 to 27 on page 2 with the following:
(4) Every one commits an offence who promotes, arranges, conducts, assists in, receives money for or takes part in any meeting, competition, exhibition, pastime, practice, display or event at or in the course of which captive cetaceans they own, have custody of or control are used for performance for entertainment purposes.
(4.1) Subsection (4) does not apply if the performance is authorized pursuant to a licence issued by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of a province or by any other person or authority in the province that may be specified by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
(Amendment negatived)