moved:
Motion No. 1
That Bill C-60, in the preamble, be amended by adding after line 21 on page 1 the following:
"AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada promises to respect the legislative authority of the provinces;"
Motion No. 13
That Bill C-60, in Clause 11, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 4 the following:
"(4.1) Notwithstanding subsection (4), where the Minister proposes to establish any policy or standard under that subsection, the Minister shall consult each province before establishing that policy or standard with a view to obtaining the agreement of the provinces to the proposed policy or standard.
(4.2) Where, after being consulted under subsection (4.1), a province advises the Minister that it disagrees with the proposed policy or standard and the Minister then establishes that policy or standard, the policy or standard shall not be applicable to the province where the province also advises the Minister that it does not wish that policy or standard to apply to the province."
Motion No. 22
That Bill C-60, in Clause 20, be amended by replacing lines 28 to 30 on page 6 with the following:
"20. The Minister may enter"
Motion No. 23
That Bill C-60 be amended by adding after line 35 on page 6 the following new Clause:
"20.1 No agreement entered into by the Minister under section 20 shall infringe upon any power that the province may exercise over the inspection of food or a related matter pursuant to section 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867."