Evidence of meeting #73 for Justice and Human Rights in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.

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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Matthew Taylor  Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

4:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

Shall the bill as amended carry?

4:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?

4:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:30 p.m.

An hon. member

Forthwith.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

That might be tomorrow. Maybe. We'll see.

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?

4:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

Just before we go, the bells are not ringing yet, which is great, because I have two items. One is a budget that is front of you to—

4:30 p.m.

An hon. member

I so move.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

The budget's been moved. Is there debate on this item? All those in favour?

(Motion agreed to)

Thank you very much.

That deals with the budget and with this bill that is going back to the House.

Here's my suggestion. On the Wednesday we get back we were going to have a discussion, but if you don't mind, why don't we have an agenda and procedure committee meeting on the Wednesday we get back? Then we'll settle what we're going to do from there on in, until the close of the House for the summer.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

Robert Goguen Conservative Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

It's important that we don't rush and that we do it right.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

Is it okay with everybody if we do that on the Wednesday?

4:30 p.m.

NDP

Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC

The bells are ringing. At five o'clock we vote. It takes about five minutes.... Can't we take 15 minutes so that on the Wednesday we can start with something? Otherwise, we're doing absolutely nothing.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

We would have a subcommittee meeting on Wednesday. It was just a suggestion.

4:30 p.m.

NDP

Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC

Don't you think we can just...?

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

We can decide right this minute. There have been discussions amongst the parties that, on the Wednesday we get back, the officials would come to talk to us about section—

4:30 p.m.

NDP

Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC

Okay. That takes five minutes just to officialize, and then—

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

Robert Goguen Conservative Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

Why don't we do it right now?

4:30 p.m.

NDP

Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC

Yes.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

All those in favour that on Wednesday that would be the agenda item?

4:30 p.m.

NDP

Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC

Marvellous.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace

It would be for the officials to come and give us an overview of the issues in the Criminal Code dealing with the section that has changed with regard to official languages.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

Robert Goguen Conservative Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB

We'll set the parameters and what we have to ask the provinces—

4:30 p.m.

NDP

Françoise Boivin NDP Gatineau, QC

Voila.