moved:
Motion No. 2
That Bill C-67, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 9 to 15, on page 2, with the following:
"4. There is hereby established an independent board, to be known as the Veterans Review and Appeal Board, consisting of a) not more than twenty-nine permanent members to be appointed by the Governor in Council after consultation with the government of each province and such committee of the House of Commons established or designated by that House to consider matters respecting veterans affairs; and b ) such number of temporary members as are appointed in accordance with section 6.''
Motion No. 4
That Bill C-67, in Clause 6, be amended by adding after line 25, on page 2, the following:
"(1.1) No appointment may be made under subsection (1) unless there has first been consultation in respect of that appointment with the government of each province and such committee of the House of Commons established or designated by the House to consider matters respecting veterans affairs."
Motion No. 5
That Bill C-67, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 5, on page 3, with the following:
"8. (1) The Governor in Council shall, after consultation with the government of each province and such committee of the House of Commons established or designated by that House to consider matters respecting veterans affairs, designate a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among the permanent members."
Motion No. 6
That Bill C-67, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 22, on page 3, with the following:
"(5) If both the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson are absent or unable to act, a member designated by the Minister shall act as Chairperson.
(6) If the office of the Chairperson and the office of the Deputy Chairperson are vacant, the Minister shall designate a member to act as Chairperson and that member shall act in that capacity until such time as the Governor in Council designates a Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson under subsection (7).
(7) Where the office of the Chairperson and the office of the Deputy Chairperson are vacant, the Governor in Council shall, as soon as possible after the vacancies and after consultation with the government of each province and such committee of the House of Commons established or designated by that House to consider matters respecting veterans affairs, designate a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among the permanent members."