Evidence of meeting #108 for Public Safety and National Security in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was debate.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

John Davies  Director General, National Security Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Sophie Beecher  Director of Intelligence Policy, National and Cyber Security Branch, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Ari Slatkoff  General Counsel, Department of Justice
Douglas Breithaupt  Director and General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Glenn Gilmour  Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

9:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Mr. Paul-Hus.

9:40 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC

Mr. Chair, to wrap up, I want to say that I am against this amendment because I believe the Liberal Party is trying to promote a foreign policy through a national security bill. It isn't appropriate to try to tell others what to do through Bill C-59.

Thank you.

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Is there more debate?

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

Sven Spengemann Liberal Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON

Mr. Chair, I'll be supporting the amendment.

I want to take a moment to thank you for your leadership for getting us to this stage of the amendments and for doing such a great job on the process as a whole.

9:45 p.m.

Some hon. members

Hear, hear!

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Thank you.

(Amendment agreed to)

Shall the preamble carry as amended?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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An hon. member

On division.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Shall the title carry?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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An hon. member

On division.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Shall the bill as amended carry?

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NDP

Matthew Dubé NDP Beloeil—Chambly, QC

I'd like a recorded vote.

(Bill C-59 as amended agreed to: yeas 5; nays 3)

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House and sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” simultaneously?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

Michel Picard Liberal Montarville, QC

As soon as possible.

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Shall the chair offer to Mr. Dubé some wine?

9:45 p.m.

Some hon. members

Hear, hear!

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

It's the cheapest wine I could find.

9:45 p.m.

NDP

Matthew Dubé NDP Beloeil—Chambly, QC

Can I just say for the record that it is The Legend of Big Bill.

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Before I call for the last vote, I do want to thank all of the officials who have gone through this entire process with us. Your contributions are noted and we thank you for them.

I also want to thank you as colleagues for the civil way in which you debated this very important piece of legislation—okay, the occasionally civil way....

I also want to thank Minister Goodale's staff who have been hovering in the background, and Minister Goodale himself. I think this is the way committee should function, to be honest and candid about it. This is important legislative work. You've all worked hard and contributed over many months. You are all to be commended.

With that, I will call the last vote. Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?

9:45 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC

No.

9:45 p.m.

Some hon. members

Oh, oh!

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Do you want a recorded vote on that too?

I'm going to take the chair's prerogative and say that passed.

As for tomorrow, as you know, we have four hours scheduled. At this point, I have nothing to put into those four hours, so unless there's a wild objection to the contrary—

9:45 p.m.

Liberal

Michel Picard Liberal Montarville, QC

It's tempting, but no.