Evidence of meeting #92 for Status of Women in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clause.

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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Chelsea Moore  Acting Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Stephanie Bond
Julia Nicol  Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Dancella Boyi  Legislative Clerk

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dominique Vien Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC

Okay. Thank you.

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Sonia Sidhu

There are no more interventions. Is everything clear on G-9? Okay.

Shall G-9 carry?

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

We are heading to G-10, which is already moved, and now we are resuming debate on that. In order to be coherent throughout the bill, members should keep in mind the decision made on amendment G-3 while considering amendment G-10, since they are related.

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dominique Vien Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC

That's what I said, Madam Chair. Earlier, you referred to amendment G‑9 and said that we should refer to amendment G‑3. I didn't dream it. That was my request. I wanted us to study amendment G‑9 in keeping with amendment G‑3. I wanted to get back up to speed on G‑3.

You just did exactly the same thing.

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Sonia Sidhu

This is in my notes. I will ask the clerk to explain that so we are clear on that.

12:40 p.m.

Dancella Boyi Legislative Clerk

Thank you, Madam Chair.

For us, there was a procedural connection between amendment G‑3 and these amendments.

Paragraph (j) of amendment G‑3 proposes to amend Bill S‑205 by replacing lines 21 and 22 on page 4 with the following:

(10) A provincial court judge may, on application of the Attorney General, the informant, the person on whose behalf the information is laid or the defendant, vary the conditions fixed in

That's how our procedural note ended up in the chair's notes.

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Sonia Sidhu

Are there more interventions?

Anna.

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

This is just a technical question.

Are we on (b), with “replacing line 37”? It reads:

that the judge considers necessary (section 810.03

Or is that section 801.03? Is that a transposition?

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Sonia Sidhu

Anna, do you want to pose the question to the officials?

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

Yes. If we look at line 37, it reads:

that the judge considers necessary (section 801.03

Should that be 810.03? Is that a transposition? It looks like it might be a transposition. I could be wrong, but I'm wondering if you could clear that up.

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Sonia Sidhu

Officials, go ahead.

12:40 p.m.

Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Julia Nicol

If we're looking at line 37, it's just clarifying that it's for that specific....

Is your question whether section 810.03 is right? Is that what the question is?

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

Is it section 801.03 or section 810.03?

12:40 p.m.

Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Julia Nicol

It's 810. It's a correction.

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

That's a transposition. It's been corrected to 810. Is that correct?

12:40 p.m.

Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Julia Nicol

In G-10, it should be 810, yes, because section 810.03 outlines the rules for taking a sample of a bodily substance.

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

Right. It's not 801.03.

12:40 p.m.

Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Julia Nicol

No. That was a typo.

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

That was just a transposition. That was my question.

Thank you.

12:40 p.m.

Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Julia Nicol

I'm sorry.

12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

That's okay.

12:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Sonia Sidhu

If that's all clear, can we call the question?

Shall G-10 carry?

(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Now we are on G-11.

I'll ask a member to move it.

Lisa, go ahead.

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

Lisa Hepfner Liberal Hamilton Mountain, ON

Once again, Chair, this is a consequential amendment of a previous amendment, G-6, that we passed.

I'll ask members to refer to the officials if they have any further questions, but really, it just standardizes our language.

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Sonia Sidhu

Are there any questions?

12:45 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Ferreri Conservative Peterborough—Kawartha, ON

I'm sorry. Which one is it?

12:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Sonia Sidhu

It's G-11.