Public Safety Committee on Dec. 6th, 2016

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

Okay, I see no discussion as being required.

(Amendment agreed to)

Now we move to clauses 32 to 46. Do I have unanimous consent to consider them together?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

(Clauses 32 to 46 inclusive agreed to)

(On clause 47)

Now we're moving to clause 47, on which we have some amendments.

Because of our action at the last meeting, amendment LIB-16 was already dealt with; therefore, amendments NPD-9 and NDP-13 may not be moved. We will then go simply to clause 47 as amended because of the consequential amendment from our last meeting.

Ms. Damoff.

[Pam Damoff, Liberal, Oakville North—Burlington, ON]

I'm sorry, can none of these four amendments be moved, then? Is that right?

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

That's right.

[Pam Damoff, Liberal, Oakville North—Burlington, ON]

All right.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

They were effectively moved at our action when we did clause 14.

Shall clause 47 as amended carry?

(Clause 47 as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

(Clauses 48 and 49 agreed to)

Now we go to the stood clauses.

(On clause 2)

We go back now to clause 2 at the beginning of the bill, after which we will consider clause 1.

With respect to clause 2, we have amendments LIB-1 and LIB-2, if someone wants to move them.

Mr. Spengemann.

[Sven Spengemann, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Mr. Chair, I'd like to move amendment LIB-1, that Bill C-22, in clause 2, be amended by replacing line 18 on page 1 with the following:

Governor in Council made under that Act; (c.1) with respect to a parent Crown corporation as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, the appropriate Minister as defined in that subsection; or

The rationale, Mr. Chair, is straightforward. It is simply to broaden the ambit of the act to include parent crown corporations. It's one of the most compelling examples. There aren't many, I should say, in the area of national security. There is CATSA, which is the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority. It's a crown corporation deeply involved in security matters. It is simply the aspiration of this amendment to extend the scope of the act to include parent crown corporations involved in this field.

(Amendment agreed to)

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

We have a second amendment.

[Sven Spengemann, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Mr. Chair, we have amendment LIB-2, that Bill C-22, in clause 2, be amended by replacing line 6 on page 2 with the following:

Schedule II to that Act, a parent Crown corporation as defined in subsection 83(1) of that Act or the Canadian Forces. (min-

This is consequential to the first amendment. It's the same rationale.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

It's the same rationale.

(Amendment agreed to)

(Clause 2 as amended agreed to)

We are at the end of the bill.

[Sven Spengemann, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Mr. Chair, could I ask a question on status? It was my recollection that we had stood elements, if not all, of clause 15 as well, because at least LIB-10 was consequential to the previous amendment that was just moved.

Can you give the committee a status update on LIB-9 and LIB-10? Were those stood or were those moved at the last—

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

They both carried, which is why we stood clause 2 until after that happened.

[Sven Spengemann, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

We have a schedule, which is attached to the bill on page 17 of the bill.

Mr. Di lorio.

[Nicola Di Iorio, Liberal, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC]

I'm a bit puzzled. I was under the same impression as Mr. Spengemann regarding clauses 9 and 15.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

We're talking about clause 15, yes.

[Nicola Di Iorio, Liberal, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC]

The two carried?

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

Yes.

[Nicola Di Iorio, Liberal, Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC]

I thought we had put off consideration.

[Sven Spengemann, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

I don't recall moving them, but if you can confirm they were carried, then that satisfies me.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

All our clerks say yes.

[Sven Spengemann, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Thank you once again.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

We are on the schedule, which refers to the solemn affirmation or oath.

Mr. Clement.

[Tony Clement, Conservative, Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON]

I have a question about this. Is it typical to omit any reference to the monarch in these oaths?