Evidence of meeting #127 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was elections.
A recording is available from Parliament.
NDP
NDP
Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Forgive me for going over the five minutes, but if anybody else had the insight, then they might have offered it at any point.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell
We will vote on Liberal-64.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
That's unanimous.
CPC-193 can't be moved because it's related to the same line as the amendment we just did.
(Clause 378 as amended agreed to)
Clause 379 had one amendment. It was CPC-193.1, but that was consequential to CPC-171, which was defeated.
(Clause 379 agreed to on division)
(Clauses 380 to 383 inclusive agreed to)
There is a new clause proposed. It was originally proposed by CPC-194, but that was withdrawn and it now will be proposed by the new CPC amendment with reference number 10008080.
Calgary Midnapore, CPC
This clause is in regard to third parties, to apply the pre-Bill C-76 rules in the event that Bill C-76 takes effect during the pre-election period.
Calgary Midnapore, CPC
Yes, and it's in regard to political parties, not third parties. I'm sorry.
NDP
Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Stephanie, can you explain what the impact of this would be?
Calgary Midnapore, CPC
Let's say that the election is called. If the election is called at a time when we are in the pre-election period and Bill C-76 has not taken effect yet, then we are applying the pre-existing rules prior to Bill C-76 during the pre-election period.
NDP
Nathan Cullen NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
The circumstance you're imagining is that an election is called and Bill C-76 is not law.
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
The coming into force comes in during the pre-writ period. That's what they're talking about.
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
The coming into force during the pre-writ period is what it's about.
Conservative
John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON
Just to clarify, because the bill has a six-month delay in coming into force, this amendment relates to the fact that if royal assent is received on January 6 and six months later—
NDP
Conservative
Liberal
Conservative
John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON
This wouldn't come into effect until what the pre-writ period would have normally have been. We would have been into the pre-writ period. It's in a case like that.
Liberal
David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC
To me, this is an incentive to delay this bill further at the Senate.