Industry Committee on Nov. 1st, 2010

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

I would need some assistance on that myself.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

That's why I'm asking. Maybe the researchers or the analysts...?

[Mark Mahabir, Committee Researcher]

The schedule in the bill has been renamed schedule 2.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

So schedule 1 is what now in the amended bill?

[Mike MacPherson]

Right now, the bill as amended by the committee leaves schedule 1 of the Patent Act intact, and the schedule that was found in Bill C-393 now becomes schedule 2. There are two schedules. The first schedule, schedule 1, was the list of pharmaceutical products or drugs or--

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

But schedule 2 replaces the three schedules that were--

[Mike MacPherson]

Exactly. The new schedule 2 is a list of countries. That basically consolidates the three other schedules that listed countries. Now we just have one list of countries and that would be schedule 2.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

So what are we voting on right now?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

The schedule as amended.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

But there are two schedules. Are we voting on both of them in one vote?

[An hon. member]

No.

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

So we are just voting on schedule 2, the country list. If we vote yes for the country list, we're saying that it is a better option than having the three country lists that we did previously. I want to make sure we're clear on that.

[Mike MacPherson]

It's my understanding that the three country lists have been--

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB]

--dealt with within the clauses of the bill. Okay.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Are there further questions?

Seeing none, shall the schedule as amended carry?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Shall the title carry?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

That's agreed. That seems to be the same division.

Shall the bill as amended carry?

[An hon. member]

Could I ask for a recorded vote on that?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Yes, let's do a recorded vote.

(Bill as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Shall I report the bill as amended to the House?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Sweet]

All right. This bill is carried as amended.

That will mean that our meeting is adjourned.