Evidence of meeting #10 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
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Director, Legislative Policy & Analysis, Elections Canada
Mr. Chair, I just need to reiterate the comment that the Chief Electoral Officer made when he appeared before you, that he cannot have this bill in force three months from royal assent.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Goodyear
Thank you for the comment. Are there any further comments?
I'm going to call the question on the amendment.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 13 as amended agreed to)
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Goodyear
I guess we're on to the title. There has been a suggested change to the title by the government.
Liberal
Karen Redman Liberal Kitchener Centre, ON
How can we change the title but we can't change the subtitles?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Goodyear
I didn't say we couldn't.
I would like the member for the government to introduce his amendment.
Conservative
Tom Lukiwski Conservative Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
Just for the record, we move that Bill C-16 be amended by replacing the long title on page 1 with the following:
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (expanded voting opportunities)
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Goodyear
Colleagues, you'll be interested to know that the title can be amended as long as it's done at the end. According to page 655 in Marleau and Montpetit, it is in order. It's accepted.
Is there any debate on the amendment?
Monsieur Proulx.
Liberal
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Goodyear
Are there any further discussions on this amendment?
All right, colleagues, I'm going to ask call the question on amendment G-2.
(Amendment agreed to)
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Tom Lukiwski Conservative Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, SK
Before everybody scoots off here, this would require unanimous consent. I'm not sure it will get it, but it's merely to take up a kind offer that Madam Redman made when she said she wanted to deal with Bill C-18, on rural voting, expeditiously. If there's unanimous consent from this committee to pass that bill at all three stages, we could report it back to the House. I'm not talking about Bill C-6, on veiled voting. I know there's going to be lots of debate on that. I'm just talking about the rural voting, Bill C-18.
But we would need unanimous consent to be able to do that.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Goodyear
I do know you will need unanimous consent for that, but I need to understand something. Are you asking for unanimous consent to pass both Bill C-6 and—
Conservative
