Debates of April 16th, 1997

Citizenship Act

[Osvaldo Nunez, Bloc, Bourassa, QC]

moved:

That Bill C-84, in Clause 5, be amended by adding the following after line 10 on page 4:

"Annual Reports

39.3 The person appointed under subsection 39.1(1) must, not later than September 30 in each fiscal year, submit to the Solicitor General of Canada a report of the activities of the person during the preceding fiscal year and the Solicitor General of Canada must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the fifteen first days on which that House is sitting after the day the Solicitor General of Canada receives it."

(Amendment agreed to.)

(Clause 5, as amended, agreed to.)

(Clauses 6 and 7 agreed to.)

On Clause 8

[Osvaldo Nunez, Bloc, Bourassa, QC]

moved:

That Bill C-84, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 5 with the following:

"1.1 (1) After consultation by the Prime Minister of Canada with the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons and the leader in the House of Commons of each party having at least twelve members in that House, the Governor in Council may"

(Amendment agreed to.)

[Val Meredith, Reform, Surrey—White Rock—South Langley, BC]

moved:

That Bill C-84, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 5 with the following: Remuneration and expenses

"(3) The appointed person shall be paid, for each day that the person performs duties under this Act as, such"

Amendment agreed to.

[Osvaldo Nunez, Bloc, Bourassa, QC]

moved:

That Bill C-84, in Clause 8, be amended by adding the following after line 27 on page 5:

"Annual Reports

81.3 The person appointed under subsection 81.1(1) must, not later than September 30 in each fiscal year, submit to the Solicitor General of Canada a report of the activities of the person during the preceding fiscal year and the Solicitor General of Canada must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the fifteen first days on which that House is sitting after the day the Solicitor General of Canada receives it."

(Amendment agreed to.)

(Clause 8, as amended, agreed to.)

(Clauses 9 to 12 inclusive agreed to.)

(Title agreed to.)

(Bill, as amended, agreed to.)

(Bill reported, concurred in, read the third time and passed.)

[The Deputy Speaker]

It being 7.45 p.m., the House stands adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.

(The House adjourned at 7.45 p.m.)