International Trade Committee on Nov. 7th, 2006

Evidence of meeting #36 for International Trade in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Dennis Seebach Director, Administration and Technology Services, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Marc Toupin Procedural Clerk

Clerk

Mary McMahon Senior Counsel, Legal Services Branch, Canada Revenue Agency

Michael Solursh Counsel, Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Cindy Negus Manager, Legislative Policy Directorate, Canada Revenue Agency

Paul Robertson Director General, North America Trade Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

7:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

7:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Amendment NDP-84 cannot be voted upon.

We will go to the Bloc amendment BQ-7.

7:55 p.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

I would have liked Mr. Cardin to explain his amendment, but there is no longer any room for explanation. Nor are we having any discussion to ensure that we understand exactly what is in this Bill.

So, it doesn't really matter whether this amendment was defeated without being given any serious consideration. No consideration...

7:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

We will go now to amendment NDP-85 for a recorded vote.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Shall clause 100 as amended carry? We'll go to the recorded vote.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 100 as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Clauses 102 and 103 have been dealt with. Government amendment G-7 was carried. We vote on clause 104, as amended--a recorded vote.

8 p.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

Mr. Chair, this will move to the court of public opinion. What happened tonight is not going to receive public acceptance, that's for sure. I'm in agreement that people--

8 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 104 as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Amendment G-8 has already been carried. We go to the vote on clause 105 as amended.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 105 as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We will go to a recorded vote on amendment NDP-86 on clause 106.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

We now go to clause 106 for the recorded vote.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 106 agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We will go to a recorded vote on government amendment 9 on clause 107.

8:05 p.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

Mr. Chair, there are various faults in the amendment that this committee is adopting. You can read it right here, that it isn't even written out correctly. I'm absolutely appalled that the committee would be adopting an amendment that isn't even written in English. It's absolutely--

8:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Shall clause 107 as amended carry?

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 107 as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Amendment G-10 has already been carried, so we'll go directly to the vote on clause 108 as amended.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 108 as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Amendment G-11 has already carried, so we go directly to the vote on clause 109.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 109 as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Clause 110 has already been dealt with. We now go to clause 111 and the recorded vote on amendment NDP-87.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We go to amendment NDP-88 for a recorded vote.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We move on to amendment NDP-89 for a recorded vote.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Shall clause 11 carry?

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 111 agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We go to amendment NDP-90 on clause 113 for the vote.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Shall clause 113 carry?

(Clause 113 agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We move now to NDP amendment 91 on clause 114 for a recorded vote.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We now go to NDP-92.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We now go to NDP-93.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We now go to NDP-94, for a recorded vote.

8:10 p.m.

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

See you at report stage, Mr. Chair.

8:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Shall clause 114 carry?

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 114 agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

8:15 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit

We have already dealt with clauses 115, 116, 117, 118, and 119. We're at clause 120 now, for a vote on NDP-95.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Shall clause 120 carry? We'll go to a recorded vote.

Mr. Julian has abstained.

(Clause 120 agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])