moved:
Motion No. 228
That Bill C-68 be amended by adding after line 38 on page 108, the following new Clause:
"117.16(1) Every section in this Part expires on January 1, 1999 unless prior to that date, with respect to each section a ) the Auditor General has prepared and caused to be laid before Parliament a report on whether the section has been or will be a successful and cost-effective use of public funds to achieve an increase in public safety and a reduction in the incidence of violent crime involving the use of firearms, b ) the report of the Auditor General has been referred by the House to such committee as the house may designate for the purpose, c ) the committee has considered the report of the Auditor General and made a report to the House on the success and cost- effectiveness of the section and on the extent to which
(i) public safety has been or will be increased or decreased,
(ii) the incidence of crime related to the use of firearms has been or will be reduced or increased, and
(iii) a cost-effective use of public funds has been or will be made to achieve an increase in public safety or a reduction in the incidence of violent crime involving the use of firearms, and d ) the committee has recommended to the House that the section should not expire, and e ) the House has concurred in the report of the committee.
(2) Where a section is to expire as result of subsection (1), the Governor in Council may, by order, defer its expiry for a period not exceeding one year, if the section contains matters that do not relate to firearms control and the deferral is necessary in order for legislation to be proposed to Parliament to continue the other matters in force after the expiry of the section."