Evidence of meeting #42 for Veterans Affairs in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was c-55.
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5:20 p.m.
Liberal
Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON
I think it will help us. We all want to accomplish something positive for our veterans.This way we can check that we're doing our job and it's working. If we need to do something else with Bill C-55 to amend it at that time, we can do it.
We know how much work is put on our agenda, and this way we know for sure it will come back to the committee. A review would be done in an afternoon, and hopefully we would see that it's working very well and get on with it.
5:20 p.m.
Conservative
5:20 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
I have one question. Who's responsible for bringing this back in two years? Is it up to the department to let the committee know that two years are up, or is it up to the committee to let the department know?
5:20 p.m.
Liberal
Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON
It's part of the legislation, so it should automatically come up. As they said, they'd do a review anyway.
5:20 p.m.
Conservative
Greg Kerr Conservative West Nova, NS
I would like to hear the wording one more time. It's a little different from the way I first thought I heard it.
5:20 p.m.
Liberal
Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON
Okay. I move that Bill C-55 be amended by adding after line 6 on page 10 the following:
Within a two-year period from the time of coming into force of this Act, the provisions of the Act are to be reviewed by the appropriate standing committee of the House of Commons.
5:25 p.m.
Liberal
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
Greg Kerr Conservative West Nova, NS
Actually, we can do it anyway. I don't have a problem. I thought you were saying there would be a more formalized thing. You're actually talking about it coming back to the committee.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
Greg Kerr Conservative West Nova, NS
My earlier comments were that if it had to go back to the House, we're opening up a whole different—
5:25 p.m.
Liberal
Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON
No, no, it was to come back to the committee. My apologies that I didn't have it written out and distributed; it would have been easier for everybody to understand.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
Okay, we have consensus around the table, then, that Ms. Sgro's amendment be adopted.
With that, shall clause 21, as amended—
5:25 p.m.
A voice
It's clause 20.1.
5:25 p.m.
A voice
It's a new clause.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
(Amendment agreed to)
Okay. Now we have to do clause 21.
(Clause 21 agreed to)
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
