Evidence of meeting #78 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
I think we could take a couple of minutes to hear an answer to this question.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP New Westminster—Burnaby, BC
I'm interested in what you believe the impacts of this amendment are and to what extent it shifts the power relationship between the PCRC and NSIRA, if it does.
Director General, International Border Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
In case my nodding didn't make it on the record, I will say that this does not change the timing or the deadlines, as the parliamentary secretary pointed out. It may be helpful to look at amendment G-4 in the context of a government amendment later to come, G-8, which is related to the authority to make regulations. This is actually consequential to that.
This is about the Governor in Council having the authority to delineate where and how complaints are dealt with between the two bodies. It's necessary to make some other consequential amendments earlier in the statute before we get to the provisions coming later in relation to regulations. This is one of those. As the parliamentary secretary pointed out, it simply ensures that there is coherence between the handling of complaints under the two.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Okay. Is there any further discussion? No.
(Amendment agreed to)
(Clause 33 as amended agreed to on division)
(Clause 34 agreed to on division)
When we resume, we will resume at clause 35. We have two clauses that have been allowed to stand. Hopefully we can work behind the scenes to get those resolved.
Once again, thank you to the officials. Your help is most appreciated.
Thank you to our clerks and analysts.
Thank you, all.
We are now adjourned.