Evidence of meeting #80 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.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
There's a mistake in the script, not a mistake in the bill. This bill ends with clause 9.
We're now back to the beginning of it. Mr. Paul-Hus has amendment CPC-4.
Mr. Paul-Hus.
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Conservative
Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
The purpose of this amendment is simply that the act be called the “Canada-United States Beyond the Border Action Plan Implementation Act”.
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Liberal
Pam Damoff Liberal Oakville North—Burlington, ON
Just quickly, “Beyond the Border” covered a great deal more than just entry and exit. It's too broad for what this bill entails, so we won't be supporting it.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
Is there further debate?
(Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Now we have amendment LIB-1.
Ms. Damoff.
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Liberal
Pam Damoff Liberal Oakville North—Burlington, ON
We heard testimony from the Canadian Civil Liberties folks when they were here about adding a preamble that is similar to other legislation we have. While all of us recognize that all of our laws are governed by the safeguards provided and the rights and freedoms that we have as Canadians in the charter, adding this as a preamble just reinforces that fact. We would suggest adding a preamble that is present in other bills to just emphasize the fact that everything will be carried out with the rule of law and consistent with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
I regret to inform you, Ms. Damoff, that this is inadmissible. The bill comes to us without a preamble, and it is not within the purview of a committee to introduce a preamble. Unfortunately therefore, it is inadmissible, and therefore we are not required to vote on it.
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Liberal
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
9:15 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
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An hon. member
On division.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
9:15 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal John McKay
I want to thank each and every one of you for your extensive co-operation over the course of the hearings on this bill. You've comported yourselves in an exemplary fashion. I particularly appreciate the help you've given the Chair.
I also want to thank the officials for their availability. I'm sure they're quite disappointed they weren't called upon to settle our keen arguments.
Unless we have other business committee members wish to discuss, I'm going to bring this meeting to an end.
The meeting is adjourned.
