moved:
Motion No. 7
That Bill C-54, in Clause 23, be amended by adding after line 20, on page 16, the following:
"(5) Within the first 30 days that the House of Commons sits in a fiscal year the Minister shall lay before the House a report showing: a ) the number of remissions and the total of all amounts remitted during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to paragraphs (4)( a ), ( b ) and ( c ); b ) the recommendation of the Minister as to the number of remissions and the total of all remissions to be made in the fiscal year under paragraph (4)( d ) as a result of erroneous advice or administrative error made in the preceding fiscal year; c ) the recommendations of the Minister as to how the number and amount of remissions under paragraph (4)( d ) may be reduced.
(6) The report of the Minister shall be referred to such committee of the House that the House may name for the purpose, which shall recommend a limit in the amount of remissions that may be made under paragraph (4)( d ) in the fiscal year.
(7) The Minister may not remit any amount in a fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (4)( d ) prior to the date a recommendation has been made by a committee pursuant to subsection (6) for the fiscal year.
(8) The Minister may not remit any amount in a fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (4)( d ) that would cause the total amount of remissions to exceed the limit recommended by the committee for that year.''