Evidence of meeting #114 for Justice and Human Rights in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clause.
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1:45 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Mr. Chair, this is another reclassification amendment. This amendment would make the offence of fraudulent registration of title a strictly indictable offence, as it presently is, unlike what Bill C-75 proposes to do, which is to make it a hybrid offence.
1:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 145 agreed to)
(On clause 146)
We move on to CPC-89.
Mr. Cooper, go ahead.
1:45 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Mr. Chair, CPC-89 would maintain the offence of fraudulent sale of real property as a strictly indictable offence.
1:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Thank you very much.
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 146 agreed to)
(On clause 147)
Next, we have CPC-90.
Mr. Cooper, go ahead.
1:45 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Again, Mr. Chair, this amendment would maintain the offence of misleading receipt to be a solely indictable offence.
1:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 147 agreed to)
(On clause 148)
We move on to CPC-91.
Go ahead, Mr. Cooper.
1:50 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Chair, CPC-91 would maintain the offence of fraudulent disposal of goods on which money is advanced as a solely indictable offence, as opposed to Bill C-75, which would make it a hybrid offence.
1:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Thank you very much.
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 148 agreed to)
(On clause 149)
Next is CPC-92.
Mr. Cooper, go ahead.
1:50 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Chair, again, this is a reclassification amendment. This particular amendment would maintain the offence of fraudulent receipts under the Bank Act to be a strictly indictable offence.
1:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 149 agreed to)
(On clause 150)
On clause 150, we have CPC-93.
Mr. Cooper, go ahead.
1:50 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
CPC-93 would make the offence of disposal of property to defraud creditors as a solely indictable offence, as opposed to a hybrid offence as proposed by Bill C-75.
1:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 150 agreed to)
(On clause 151)
Next, we have CPC-94.
Mr. Cooper, go ahead.
1:50 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Mr. Chair, this is another reclassification amendment, which would maintain the offence of fraud in relation to fares as a strictly indictable offence, as opposed to a hybrid offence, which Bill C-75 reclassifies it as.
1:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any discussion on CPC-94?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 151 agreed to)
There is no amendment on clause 152, because X-110 is not relevant. Clause 319 remained as it was.
It's the same with clause 153, because X-111 was not maintained as a result.
(Clauses 152 to 154 inclusive agreed to on division)
(On clause 155)
We move on to CPC-95.
Mr. Cooper, go ahead.
1:50 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
CPC-95 deals with an offence in relation to mines. This would maintain that offence as a strictly indictable offence, as opposed to a hybridized offence as proposed by Bill C-75.
1:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 155 agreed to)
(On clause 156)
Next we have CPC-96.
Go ahead, Mr. Cooper.
1:50 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
This is a reclassification amendment. The offence at issue relates to anyone who, with intent to defraud, destroys or mutilates books or documents. Bill C-75 would make that offence a hybrid offence. It's currently an indictable offence. We think it should stay that way.
1:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Thank you very much.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 156 agreed to)
(On clause 157)
We now move to CPC-97.
Mr. Cooper, go ahead.
1:50 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Mr. Chair, this offence, which Bill C-75 would reclassify, relates to a false return by a public officer. We think this is a serious offence and it should be maintained as an indictable offence.
I'd ask for a recorded vote on this one.
1:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any further discussion?
(Amendment negatived: nays 5; yeas 4 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 157 agreed to)
(On clause 158)
I just want to get through to clause159, and then we're going to break. I want to make sure everybody can get there for member statements.
On clause 158, we have CPC-98.
Go ahead, Mr. Cooper.
1:55 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Again, it's a reclassification amendment, dealing with false prospectus.
1:55 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 158 agreed to)
(On clause 159)
Mr. Cooper, we have CPC-99.
1:55 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
It's another reclassification amendment. This one deals with the offence of acknowledging an instrument in a false name. We would propose that it be maintained as a solely indictable offence.
1:55 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Is there any discussion?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Clause 159 agreed to)
(On clause 160)
This is the last amendment we will do, CPC-100.
Mr. Cooper, go ahead.
1:55 p.m.
Conservative
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
Chair, this amendment would maintain the offence of applying or removing marks without authority as a solely indictable offence.