Evidence of meeting #54 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was vote.
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NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
If Mr. Bélanger is offering that as a friendly amendment, I would certainly accept it. So that would take—
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
I was just going to ask Mr. Bélanger if he wanted to make that a subamendment.
Mr. Fast.
Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
I know that the Bloc have already said they'd support the government's amendment, subject to removal of the word “possible”, so it seems to me that we do have a level of consensus that would move us forward there anyway. So I would suggest we use the government's amendment as the first one to be considered.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
We have to consider Mr. Julian's amendment on the table right now. Actually, the government amendment we're discussing has not even been presented to the committee yet.
Conservative
Ed Fast Conservative Abbotsford, BC
That's correct.
I had understood you to say whichever one was going to move us forward—
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Yes. I am asking Mr. Bélanger if he wants to amend Mr. Julian's. He can.
Conservative
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Chairman, you may have a consensus emerging around the table to proceed with the government's amendment, but without the word “possible”.
While there may not be unanimity, I think there is a consensus to go with the government's amendment, provided the word "possible" is removed.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Okay, but I have to deal with the amendment on the table by Mr. Julian right now.
Mr. Julian.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
I'm willing to withdraw the amendment, if that is agreeable.
(Amendment withdrawn)
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
We're going to go to Mr. Jean to present the government's amendment, G-0.1.
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
In the spirit of moving things along, I would move this motion—which everybody has talked about for a long time—and I would consider the friendly amendment from the Bloc, Mr. Laframboise, to remove the word “possible”.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
So Monsieur Laframboise has offered a friendly amendment to remove the word “possible” from G-0.1.
NDP
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
I would like to propose a friendly amendment that we add “at all times” after “performed”.
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
The government accepts that as a friendly amendment. It goes without saying that at all times the minister is responsible.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Okay, we have amendment G-0.1.
Mr. Julian, where do you want to put “at all times”?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
Okay, I am just going to read the amendment. Because friendly amendments have been made to it, it will be a single amendment.
Mr. Carrier, I will try to get someone to translate it for me, as much as I'd love to be able.
The amendment reads:
The Minister is responsible for the development and regulation of aeronautics and the supervision of all matters connected with aeronautics, and shall require that aeronautical activities be performed at all times in a manner that meets the highest safety and security standards. In the discharge of those responsibilities and that duty, the Minister may
(Amendment agreed to)
