Evidence of meeting #17 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendments.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
Clearly, we don't have any amendments before us yet. I don't know what Mr. Volpe is talking about.
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Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
Mr. Uppal just referred to them. I'm referring to his referral to the amendments.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
If I may, I do want to reiterate that we're not talking about amendments; we're talking about Bill C-442, as presented. Regrettably, we have to stay on that path until the amendments are presented.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Brian Jean Conservative Fort McMurray—Athabasca, AB
On the same point.
I don't really understand where Mr. Volpe is going. We've got a bill before the House that all parties supported and all members supported. I think it's a great bill and a great initiative.
I would like to know from Mr. Volpe, and from other members, are we going to move forward with this bill and have it presented and deal with it clause by clause or are we not? We, as a government, are ready to proceed to have this bill established and come into law. I think the House wants it back, and we think it's a very, very good bill, so let's get on with it, the substantive part of the bill.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
It's not a point of order. Members have the right to question, but I would ask that they stay on the bill as presented.
Go ahead, Mr. Volpe.
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Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'm glad you pointed out that it's such a great bill. The parliamentary secretary presented a whole series of amendments. All I wanted to do was ask Mr. Uppal if he was consulted on all of those amendments.
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Conservative
Tim Uppal Conservative Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB
No, I wasn't consulted on all of the amendments or on the wording of the amendments. No. On the idea that there are going to have be some amendments made--call them administrative changes--I said sure.
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Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
In your opinion now, is the fact that the government would no longer provide land for such a monument a substantive or an administrative change?
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Conservative
Tim Uppal Conservative Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB
I'm not sure where you're getting that, because I don't think that was even discussed here.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Merv Tweed
I'll have to intervene here. Again, the bill states what the member has talked about in his bill, and we have to stay on that.
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Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
I'm just wondering whether he would consider that the central point of his bill.
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Conservative
Tim Uppal Conservative Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB
The central point of my bill would be that the National Capital Commission would provide the land.
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Conservative
Jeff Watson Conservative Essex, ON
A point of order on relevance, Mr. Chair. He's talking about something that, in point of fact, doesn't exist yet. Could he stick to the bill?
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Conservative
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Liberal
Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON
I'm asking whether he thinks this is an important and fundamental point in his bill.
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Conservative
Jeff Watson Conservative Essex, ON
He asked about an amendment, Mr. Chair, if I recall the question correctly.