Evidence of meeting #50 for Justice and Human Rights in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
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9:50 a.m.
Conservative
Rob Moore Conservative Fundy Royal, NB
Clauses 26, 27, 29, and 30 are consequential and can be voted on together, because clauses 18 and 19 have been voted on. So these are consequential amendments.
I should have said that sooner.
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Counsel, Criminal Policy Section, Department of Justice
Sorry, but clauses 26, 27, 29, and 30 are all consequential amendments in order to change references to sections that were amended by clauses 18 and 29 of the bill or that have already been voted on. So the committee could consider voting on that bulk of clauses together as a whole.
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Conservative
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Counsel, Criminal Policy Section, Department of Justice
Rather, the vote on clauses 18 and 19 will apply to clause 26.
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Counsel, Criminal Policy Section, Department of Justice
Yes, I realize that.
I was trying to indicate that as a result of the amendments not having passed for those clauses, these remaining clauses are obsolete, so to speak, or now do not flow from—
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
So we're at clause 26 and a vote on clause 26 could then be applied to clauses 27, 28, 29, and 30. Is that correct?
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NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Chair, you don't need a vote. They are no longer relevant, as we've already voted down these sections, so these become—
At least my position is that we don't need a vote.
Could I suggest that the Liberals simply withdraw them?
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Liberal
Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Mr. Chair, the Liberals are withdrawing our amendments that pertained to those very same clauses, and I believe they are 26, 27, 29, and 30.
(Clauses 26, 27, 29, and 30 negatived)
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NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
I have an amendment, I believe, on clause 27, but I can't find it in the material that was handed out today.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
We just voted on clauses 26, 27, 29 and 30. The NDP amendment would result in a new clause, 28.1, but we're on clause 28 now and there are no amendments to clause 28.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
Your amendment is actually for a new clause 28.1, which will come up right after this.
Mr. Moore.
9:55 a.m.
Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
If the committee is in agreement, we'll stand down clause 28.
(Clause 28 allowed to stand)
Now, to amendment NDP-11 for a new clause 28.1.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
Clause 31 is a coming-into-force clause. We can deal with that later if there's consensus.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Art Hanger
(Clause 31 allowed to stand)
We have one other Liberal amendment to deal with.
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Liberal
Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
I will withdraw amendment L-23, because it simply sought to do what Parliament does anyway, the re-numbering of a bill once a bill has completed clause-by-clause consideration.
(On clause 1)