House of Commons Hansard #30 of the 36th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was quebec.
Ken Epp Reform Elk Island, AB
Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. Please correct me if I am wrong but I believe that the rules of the debate were that the vote on Motion No. 3 was to apply to Motion No. 5, unless that has been rescinded while I was not paying attention.
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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)
There was consent to split the vote and the point of order is therefore withdrawn.
Peter MacKay Progressive Conservative Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, NS
Mr. Speaker, I rise again with respect to this amendment as it pertains to a revision or an adaptation to an amendment contained in Bill C-16. This refers specifically to form 7.1 as it exists currently in the Criminal Code. The amendment is aimed specifically at allowing a police officer in the form of the warrant to include a description as it pertains to a person the police are seeking.
That person may be found within a dwelling House and may be unknown in terms of the actual name of the person sought by the police. The acceptance of this amendment and including this in the form would allow the police to give a description to a justice of the peace that is acceptable to the justice of the peace to the extent that they might then fill out the warrant. The police could therefore go to the dwelling house named in the warrant and make proper arrest.
There is still judicial discretion. The justice of the peace will always have the discretion to refuse the police if that description is unnecessary. So there are sufficient safeguards in place.
I do not want to speak at length. The proposed amendment is very straightforward. Mr. Speaker, I believe you will unanimous consent with respect to this amendment.
Eleni Bakopanos LiberalParliamentary Secretary to Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, I want to put on the record, as was stated earlier, that we do support this amendment. We believe the amendment as stated is already permitted under section 529.1, but the hon. member's motion would provide more clarification.
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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)
Is the House ready for the question?
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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)
The question is on Motion No. 5. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)
The Chair, not hearing any nays, declares the motion carried.
(Motion No. 5 agreed to)
Marcel Massé Liberalfor the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.
(Motion agreed to)
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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)
When shall the bill be read the third time? By leave, now?
Marcel Massé Liberalfor the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)
Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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An hon. member
On division.
(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed)
Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of clarification. Are we presently engaging in debate on third reading?
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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)
This bill may not go down in the annals of history as one to be used as a case history on how to handle a bill. It may, as a matter of fact, go down in history as how not to handle a bill.
I believe, with unanimous consent, if anybody wishes to revert to the bill it is possible, but the bill has been carried at third reading.
Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON
Mr. Speaker, I believe you might find unanimous consent to see the clock as being 1.30. Possibly, to assist the member or members who might be participating in private members' hour, the House would adjourn to the call of the Chair. I think we should begin by seeing consent to see the clock as being 1.30 p.m.
Suzanne Tremblay Bloc Rimouski—Mitis, QC
Mr. Speaker, we just want to make sure that we were voting on the motion for third reading.