moved:
Motion No. 3
That Bill C-61, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 14 and 15, on page 3, with the following:
"committed to obtain a financial benefit, $1,000 for a first violation and $2,000 for any subsequent violation; and b ) in any other case
(i) $1,000 for a first minor violation, $5,000 for a first serious violation and $10,000 for a first very serious violation, or
(ii) $2,000 for a subsequent minor violation, $10,000 for a subsequent serious violation and $15,000 for a subsequent very serious violation."
Motion No. 4
That Bill C-61, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing line 25, on page 4, with the following:
"violation and the designated person serving the notice of violation and".
Motion No. 5
That Bill C-61, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing line 33, on page 4, with the following:
"paying, which shall not be less than forty-five days, and the manner of paying the".
Motion No. 18
That Bill C-61, in Clause 15, be amended by replacing line 13, on page 10, with the following:
"(f) the amount of any reasonable expenses incurred".
Motion No. 19
That Bill C-61, in Clause 18, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 14, on page 11, with the following:
"18. A person named in a notice of violation has a defence by reason that the person a ) exercised due diligence to prevent the violation; or b ) reasonably and honestly believed in the existence of facts that, if true, would exonerate the person.''
Mr. Speaker, we are making a little progress here. Let us see if we can make more.
The minister says he has some good news and he has some bad news. The good news is that he has listened to Reform once. Perhaps the bad news is that he did not listen to us on the first amendment which he should have supported as well.