Evidence of meeting #67 for Public Safety and National Security in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
(Amendment agreed to on division [See Minutes of Proceedings])
That brings us to BQ-24.
Ms. Michaud, you have the floor.
Bloc
Kristina Michaud Bloc Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This is the last amendment concerning cartridge magazines. If it is adopted, the entire bill would be consistent with the new provision requiring a valid licence for cartridge magazines.
I invite my colleagues to vote for this amendment.
Conservative
Dane Lloyd Conservative Sturgeon River—Parkland, AB
I have a quick question for the officials. Is “cartridge magazine” the appropriate terminology?
Acting Director General, Firearms Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Yes. It's actually defined in the Criminal Code.
Acting Director General, Firearms Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
If I may, though, I have a quick question.
You're regulating the import and the export.
I thought you also intended to regulate acquisition. Do you have the regulatory authority to do that?
Bloc
Kristina Michaud Bloc Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC
All the amendments I have moved coordinate with amendment BQ-3. This was a recommendation by legislative counsel. If something is missing, I can see about it with the legislative clerk, so that everything is in order.
Did you mean there is something missing?
Acting Director General, Firearms Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
I think we will consult the legislative clerk to make sure the necessary regulations are adopted, if it is not already part of the Criminal Code.
Liberal
Acting Director General, Firearms Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
I think if we can.... Maybe not now, but I think we'd go back and look at this, because I think there are a few others that you're talking about at report stage, and this might be something you can do at report stage.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Very well. Thank you.
Is there any further discussion on this amendment?
G Ms. Damoff.
Liberal
Pam Damoff Liberal Oakville North—Burlington, ON
Just to clarify what you were saying there, do you think there may be other places where we need to add “magazine”? Is that what you were saying?
Acting Director General, Firearms Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Thank you for the question.
It's because you are changing paragraph 117(k.1) with regard to respecting the importation and exportation and then you're adding “cartridge magazine”. I just have a little moment of doubt to just make sure that if there is regulation-making authority that you want to do for acquiring, because the intent is to require a licence to purchase a magazine, and I would just want to make sure that's absolutely clear.
Liberal
Conservative
Randy Hoback Conservative Prince Albert, SK
If you're unsure about it, is this something we should park or should we actually deal with it at this point in time?
Acting Director General, Firearms Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
I think there are different ways that you could look at this, and it could be a coordinating amendment that you do at report stage, as for others that the committee has decided to park.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
If this becomes an issue and if it could be dealt with at report stage, I think it would be best, because we're going to be running out of time to get back to things we've parked. I propose that we proceed to a vote on this amendment.
Do we have unanimous consent?
Liberal
Conservative