Evidence of meeting #55 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 evidence.

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4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

Can we go back to paragraph 8?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

There is no paragraph 8 on any page. Which paragraph is it on which page?

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Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

You just went down paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, right?

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

Okay, so—

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Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

The paragraph just above the one numbered 1 on the second page, I believe, is paragraph 8.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

Okay, so it's the second paragraph on the second page.

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Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

So in keeping with the wording changes that we're making down below, instead of “we would like to”, it would maybe just be “we submit”?

And also—

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

Yes, one at a time.

So it would be “Notwithstanding the foregoing, we were pleased to have considered the bill. We have submitted a number of recommendations that we would ask you to consider in your ongoing review.”

Is that basically what you're proposing?

4:50 p.m.

Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

I'm sorry, say that again, please.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

It would read, “Notwithstanding the foregoing, we were pleased to have considered the bill. We would submit a number of recommendations that we ask you to consider in your ongoing review.”

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Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

No, it's, “In that vein, we submit a number of recommendations.”

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

We're going to use the words “in that vein”? Okay.

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Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

I thought that's what you said.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

No, I took that out, because if it's “it is in that vein” but the words before that are coming out, I'm not sure it needs to be there.

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Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

That's okay.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

It could be “Notwithstanding the foregoing, we were pleased to consider the bill” or “We hereby submit” or “We submit a number of recommendations that we ask you to consider in your ongoing reviews.” And we take out all the “woulds”.

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Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

Yes.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

I think you had another one too.

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Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

No, that was it. I just had a softwood problem.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

We'll lumber on.

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NDP

Alistair MacGregor NDP Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC

[Inaudible—Editor] will be receiving letters from English teachers.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

Absolutely.

Mr. Fraser, are you okay with all of those changes?

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Liberal

Colin Fraser Liberal West Nova, NS

Yes.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather

Does anybody have any comments about these changes or is everybody good with these grammatical shifts? Is everybody okay, of those who are interested in the letter?

So basically, we'll come back to Mr. Fraser's motion on the understanding that of course this will be translated and circulated to the committee to check the translation, to make sure it's correct. Mr. Fraser moved that we approve the letter as we most recently read it out, and again, I will also make sure that we come back with the proper English and fixed wording, so that it's clear in black and white, and we'll come back to it at our next meeting to review.

Those in favour of Mr. Fraser's motion to approve the letter?

4:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.