Evidence of meeting #51 for Justice and Human Rights in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was aboriginal.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Juliette Nicolet  Policy Director, Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres
Anthony Doob  Professor, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, As an Individual
Jacques Dionne  Professor, Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, As an Individual

5:05 p.m.

Conservative

Earl Dreeshen Conservative Red Deer, AB

I've had it probably about six months or so, but as far as when it was drafted and presented, it was in....

5:05 p.m.

Bloc

Marc Lemay Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC

It was in October 2010.

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Liberal

Brian Murphy Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

This latest amendment, if I'm right, October 1, 2010, is when you first tabled this, and we don't know when the drafters looked at it, but the amendments to section 130 looked as if they were 2009. I'm going to go way out on a limb and think that the drafters had the most current version of the Criminal Code in front of them when they were helping you. I'm also going to assume they suggested this subsection 130.1. The best information you have is what you have.

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Conservative

Earl Dreeshen Conservative Red Deer, AB

That's correct.

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Liberal

Brian Murphy Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

I'm sorry. I'd like to hear from Mr. Dechert.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

We should put this to bed.

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Conservative

Bob Dechert Conservative Mississauga—Erindale, ON

I asked the DOJ officials by e-mail to respond, and their response is that it was drafted that way because it not only deals with the circumstance of an offence under section 130, and they have in quotes, “and another offence”; therefore, it is somewhat distinct from section 130, so it should be in a separate provision in there.

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Liberal

Brian Murphy Liberal Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

Let's move it.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

We will move to clause-by-clause.

(Clause 1 agreed to)

Shall the title carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

Shall the bill carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

Shall I report the bill the House?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

Thank you. We've completed another item of business.

Thank you, Mr. Dreeshen, for bringing this bill forward.

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Conservative

Earl Dreeshen Conservative Red Deer, AB

Thank you very much to everyone.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ed Fast

The meeting is adjourned.