Evidence of meeting #32 for Health in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.

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MPs speaking

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Olivier Champagne  Legislative Clerk

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

I'm sorry.

Ms. Harder, go ahead.

10:35 a.m.

Conservative

Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB

I have nothing to say.

10:35 a.m.

Voices

Oh, oh!

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Perfect. Thank you. The chair appreciates your comments.

I am going to call the vote on the “no remuneration” clause.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

You have another one.

10:35 a.m.

NDP

Rachel Blaney NDP North Island—Powell River, BC

Again, I just wanted to talk about clause 6, which is the meetings. Right now, they are held twice annually. I would like to see that increased. I didn't get the change in number. I would like to see it go to four meetings. The hope is that if we have a group of 15, and then we can see people coming together and hearing those different voices from across the country. That's so important.

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Is there any debate on the amendment?

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

(Clause 4 as amended agreed to)

(Clause 5 agreed to)

Shall the short title carry?

10:35 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Shall the preamble carry?

Mr. Oliver, go ahead.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON

In the second paragraph, it's narrowed down to “Alzheimer's disease” again. I wonder if we could say, “Whereas Alzheimer's disease and other dementias erode an individual's independence and eventually cause death” and just broaden it for those other groups and other people.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

What line is it?

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Liberal

John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON

It's line 6, I think. It's the second “whereas” paragraph: “Whereas Alzheimer's disease erodes....”

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Lines 24 and 25 refer to “Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia”, so for consistency it would be right to put “dementia” in here as well.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

John Oliver Liberal Oakville, ON

So it's “Whereas Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia erode an individual's independence and eventually cause death”.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Is there any debate on the proposed amendment?

(Amendment agreed to)

Shall the preamble carry?

10:40 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Shall the title carry?

10:40 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Shall the bill as amended carry?

10:40 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?

10:40 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

10:40 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Done. Thanks very much.

The meeting is adjourned.