Evidence of meeting #56 for Official Languages in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was move.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Warren Newman  Senior General Counsel, Constitutional, Administrative and International Law Section, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice
Julie Boyer  Assistant Deputy Minister, Official Languages, Heritage and Regions, Department of Canadian Heritage
Karim Adam  Director, Oversight and Compliance, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat
Chantal Terrien  Manager, Modernization of the Official Languages Act, Department of Canadian Heritage
Marcel Fallu  Manager, Modernization of the Official Languages Act, Department of Canadian Heritage
Émilie Thivierge  Clerk of the Committee

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

Mr. Beaulieu, do you want to move amendment BQ‑76?

2:20 p.m.

Bloc

Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

No, I won't be moving it.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

You won't be moving it. Is that right?

2:20 p.m.

Bloc

Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

Yes, that's right.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

Amendment BQ‑76 is therefore not moved.

That brings us to amendment BQ‑77

Mr. Beaulieu, do you want to move it?

2:20 p.m.

Bloc

Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

No, I won't be moving it.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

We will now go to amendment CPC‑66.

Monsieur Godin, would you like to move it?

2:20 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

No, I won't be moving it.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

So you are not moving amendment CPC‑66.

2:20 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

You can say it however you like.

It's Friday afternoon and it's 2:25 p.m.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

Understood.

On to amendment BQ‑78.

Mr. Beaulieu, will you be moving it?

2:20 p.m.

Bloc

Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

No, I won't be moving it.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

Amendment BQ‑78 is not moved.

We've got to amendment BQ‑79.

Mr. Beaulieu, will you be moving it?

2:20 p.m.

Bloc

Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

No, I won't be moving it.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

We'll go to amendment CPC‑67.

Mr. Godin, you have the floor.

2:20 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

Mr. Chair, as the idea of the fifth anniversary is very important to me, I'll move this amendment for consistency's sake.

I propose that Bill C‑13in Clause 54, be amended by replacing lines 14 and 15 on page 57 with the following:

42 (1) On the fifth anniversary of the day on which this clause comes into force and every five years after that an-

This allows time to react appropriately when the situation is urgent. The decline of French has to be stopped and the trend reversed.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

Okay.

2:20 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

Amendment CPC‑67 Is therefore consistent with what I was just saying. I don't know whether it's admissible.

2:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

Yes it is.

2:25 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

Thank you, Mr Chair.

2:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

I would nevertheless like to point out to the committee members that if amendment CPC‑67 is adopted, amendment BQ‑80 cannot be proposed because it's identical.

Are there any comments on amendment CPC‑67?

As there are none, I'll call the vote, Madam Clerk.

(Amendment negatived: nays 6; yeas 5)

2:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

As amendment CPC‑67 was negatived, amendment BQ‑80 cannot be proposed because it's identical.

(Clause 54 as amended agreed to)

(Clause 55)

2:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

We are now at clause 55.

Mr. Beaulieu, do you want to move amendment BQ‑81?

2:25 p.m.

Bloc

Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

No, I won't be moving it.

2:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal René Arseneault

Thank you.

There are no further amendments to clause 55 being proposed.

(Clause 55 agreed to)

(Clause 56)