Evidence of meeting #141 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 chair.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Shall clause 39 as amended carry?
(Clause 39 as amended agreed to on division)
(Clause 40 agreed to on division)
Now there are some amendments to create a new clause 40.1. The first amendment is CPC-5.
Go ahead, Mr. Motz.
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Conservative
Glen Motz Conservative Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
From what we heard from witnesses, we all know that this bill is deeply flawed and poorly conceived. I think that despite having a lot of time to develop it, it was rushed at the last minute, which is why no one was consulted and why no one supports it.
Beyond that, given the minister's commitment is to get back to us on how this will work, how the money promised will be used—where it will go—and more suggestions that we blindly approve this bill, at the very minimum I believe it is beholden on us to put in a requirement that the minister, who said to trust him and that he'll let us know how the money's going to be used, does actually get back to us and tell us how that money is actually going to be used.
Specifically, this amendment requires the minister to provide the specifics on his SIUs—the physical requirements for the structures, which he told us would be different from segregations—the cost of meeting those requirements, and the schedule to implement those regulations. That's the gist of the amendment.
Michel, you would probably want the same thing if our minister were that blasé in his position. I would expect you to be.
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Conservative
Glen Motz Conservative Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
I would. I would. I think you'd be awesome at it.
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
All right.
All those in favour, please so indicate.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
The next one up is actually—
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Yellowhead, CPC
Actually, I'm going to challenge you on that. There were only three hands up there.
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
The next one we've numbered CPC-5.1, which is reference number 10222406. Again, it stands in the name of Mr. Motz.
Do you wish to move that?
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Conservative
Glen Motz Conservative Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
Yes.
I move that Bill C-83 be amended by adding after line 30 on page 16 the following new clause:
Report to Parliament
40.1 Six months after the day on which this section comes into force, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness must assess each penitentiary to determine the changes that are required for the penitentiary to meet the physical requirements established under this Act.
(2) The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness must cause a report of the assessments to be laid before each of House of Parliament on any of the first 30 days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the report is completed.
I guess it's pretty self-explanatory.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Okay.
Is there any debate?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
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Conservative
Glen Motz Conservative Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
I won't read it. This is that the commissioner is required to conduct a review of the SIUs implemented in this act in three years, and provide that report to the minister and to the correctional investigator. The minister will cause that report to be tabled in the House of Commons no later than 30 sitting days after its receipt. It's specific to the review of the SIUs.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Is there any debate? No.
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Now we have LIB-7, standing in the name of Ms. Damoff.
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Liberal
Pam Damoff Liberal Oakville North—Burlington, ON
I think it's pretty self-explanatory. There will be a review after five years.
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Conservative
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