Evidence of meeting #124 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 clause.
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NDP
Cheryl Hardcastle NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
I believe I have a similar or the same amendment, so I would just like to concur with my colleague, who spoke before me on his amendment and underscore a few added points to that.
This amendment is under general regulations. That is part 8, for those people who are listening and following along today. Under general regulations, right now, it is the Governor in Council. This amendment creates transparency and some independence by providing stipulations that these documents be tabled in Parliament, independently of the Governor in Council. That way we do have some transparency as well, which is extremely important in building the indoctrinated support that we need in this legislation.
Edmonton Griesbach, CPC
We'd like a recorded vote.
(Amendment negatived: nays 4; yeas 3)
(Clause 117 as amended agreed to)
(On clause 118)
The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
We now move to clause 118. There is one amendment proposed, LIB-55.
Go ahead, Mr. Morrissey.
Liberal
Liberal
Wayne Long Liberal Saint John—Rothesay, NB
I'd like to propose a subamendment, please, to ensure consistency with similar motions. Please amend LIB-55 to read: “paragraphs 5(a), (b), (f) and (g) and in the area referred to in paragraph 5(c.i) as it relates to the areas referred to in those paragraphs.
(Subamendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Amendment agreed to as amended [See Minutes of Proceedings])
NDP
Cheryl Hardcastle NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Clause 118, and incidentally clauses 118 to 121, of the bill should be removed along with any similar provisions in the bill, where they limit federal regulations under this act from reaching all aspects of all obligated organizations under this act. The bill should be amended to repose all power to make accessibility standard regulations in the federal cabinet and to remove the bill's grant of the power to make some accessibility standard regulations to the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission.
Once again, I will repeat that clause 118 should be removed.
Liberal
Liberal
Dan Ruimy Liberal Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC
The communication part.
(Clause 118 as amended agreed to)
(On clause 119)
The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
On clause 119, there is one amendment proposed, LIB-56.
Mr. Morrissey.
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Again, it's to ensure consistency with similar motions, and it will be subamended.
Liberal
Wayne Long Liberal Saint John—Rothesay, NB
Do you want me to read this or can we all mouth it together here? Please amend Liberal—
The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
Sorry, Mr. Long, just one second.
Are you going to have a few of these throughout as we go?
The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
One more? Okay, then we'll just carry on.
I'm assuming it's the same. Okay.
Liberal
Wayne Long Liberal Saint John—Rothesay, NB
“As it relates to”.
(Subamendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Amendment agreed to as amended [See Minutes of Proceedings])
NDP
Cheryl Hardcastle NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
I just want to note that clause 119 is another one of these provisions in the bill that should be removed because it limits federal regulations under this act from reaching all aspects of all obligated organizations that are supposed to be under this act.
(Clause 119 as amended agreed to)
The Vice-Chair Mr. John Barlow
(On clause 120)
We're into clause 120. There are two amendments proposed.
The first is LIB-57, by Mr. Morrissey.
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Mr. Chair, these are consequential to amendments LIB-5, 6, 13, 19, 24, 30, 34, 40, 55 and 56.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])