Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 11th, 2014

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Go ahead, Ms. Block.

[Kelly Block, Conservative, Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK]

I would agree with that, as long as we have the opportunity to speak to it at that time. I would ask to be on that list.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Sure. We'll come back to the normal debate on that. Absolutely.

Yes, Ms. Crockatt.

[Joan Crockatt, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

I'm looking for clarification. I believe that we heard from the witness that this doesn't change anything significant in the labour code, if that was the concern across the table. I wonder if we could have clarification, because I believe that may be the question that Mr. Julian wants to get at.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Mr. Julian, I'll let you speak for yourself, but I think you understand that, as that was explained, and you still have some concerns and want further discussion.

Mr. Julian, if that's not the case, would you like to respond to that?

[Peter Julian, NDP, Burnaby—New Westminster, BC]

I would just like us to come back to the matter and spend a few minutes on it. We have two other amendments. We could then come back to those two amendments that were set aside.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Okay. So that is stood, by the way. I just allowed that discussion to take place.

Ms. Duncan.

[Linda Duncan, NDP, Edmonton Strathcona, AB]

I think it might help. I'm wondering if the witnesses have the Canada Labour Code with them, so we can take a look at subsection 140(2).

[Brenda Baxter]

I don't have the labour code with me, but in the subsection they are referring to, the only change is to change the wording to include “or administrative proceeding”. The rest currently exists within the Canada Labour Code.

The purpose of this consequential amendment is to allow presentations to be made at administrative proceedings and not just civil proceedings, which include arbitration hearings.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Ms. Duncan, if you want to refer to that particular part of the labour code, I'm sure somebody can get it electronically. That's being done right now. That clause is stood, so we can come back and deal with that.

(Clause 120 allowed to stand)

(On clause 121)

The next clause is clause 121. There is a proposed amendment.

That's not the one. I have the wrong one. We just go to a vote on clause 121. Shall clause 121 carry?

[Some hon. members]

No.

On division.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

Just a minute now—

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

I knew exactly what was happening there.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

—let's not make a mess of this bill.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Okay. So for clause 121, we're going to go to the vote now.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

This is the clause, right? It's not an amendment.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

No. That's right.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

This was a normal part of the bill. Normally we'd be having a bunch of them at once, but there's only one by itself.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Yes.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

Maybe you should explain.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

You'll see why, Mr. Regan.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

There's a reason for this, is there? Maybe we should hear it.

[The Chair, Conservative, Leon Benoit]

Do you want to hear an explanation then of why we're voting separately on clause 121? That's a good point.

[Geoff Regan, Liberal, Halifax West, NS]

Okay.