Evidence of meeting #123 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was discussion.
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Conservative
Rosemarie Falk Conservative Battlefords—Lloydminster, SK
I don't know if the clerks can answer this question, but could it be interpreted otherwise? If this isn't in there, could that be interpreted that...?
Oh, sorry. It's late.
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The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
We're not even halfway there.
Can the department shed some light on that at all?
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Director General, Accessibility Secretariat, Department of Employment and Social Development
The Canadian Human Rights Act will prevail.
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Conservative
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Director General, Accessibility Secretariat, Department of Employment and Social Development
It's quasi-constitutional.
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Director General, Accessibility Secretariat, Department of Employment and Social Development
If I may add, Mr. Chair, when this bill was tabled, the Minister of Justice tabled a charter statement associated with the bill, and any of those issues would have been required to be flagged when that charter statement was submitted.
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The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
Thanks, Mr. Van Raalte.
Now, we have made a couple of amendments to clause 6, so I'd like to call the vote on approving clause 6 as amended.
(Clause 6 as amended agreed to)
Mr. Ruimy, go ahead.
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Liberal
Dan Ruimy Liberal Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC
Could we just group clauses 7, 8, 9 and 10, because they all stay the same?
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The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
Mr. Ruimy, would you allow the chair to do his job, please?
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Voices
Oh, oh!
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The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
May I get unanimous consent from the committee to apply the votes for the next four?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
(Clauses 7 to 10 inclusive agreed to)
(On clause 11)
Thank you, Mr. Ruimy. That was a fantastic idea.
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Liberal
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Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Mr. Chair, this is simply consequential to the change made in LIB-4 dealing with removing “progressive”.
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The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
Is there any other discussion LIB-9?
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
On CPC-7, we have Mrs. Falk.
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Conservative
Rosemarie Falk Conservative Battlefords—Lloydminster, SK
We are suggesting the following:
That Bill C-81, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing line 2 on page 6 with the following:
“tion of a Canada without barriers over a ten-year period.”
We would be adding in that timeline.
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The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
Ms. Hardcastle, you were asking about what happens if this is passed or denied. Your next amendment is very similar. I would suggest, when you see it, maybe have your comments to that amendment that's ahead of yours so you have the opportunity to do that. If you want to comment on that now, it would probably be your best opportunity.
