Debates of June 6th, 2001

Parliament Of Canada Act

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Chairman]

The committee will now proceed to the taking of the vote.

(Yeas, 41; Nays, 85)

[The Chairman]

I declare the amendment lost.

[John Reynolds, Canadian Alliance, West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, BC]

Mr. Chairman, I rise on a point of order. The rest of the amendments in my name are basically just consequential and could all be passed on division, if you so wish.

[The Chairman]

Is that agreed?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[John Reynolds, Canadian Alliance, West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, BC]

moved:

That Bill C-28, in Clause 25, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 17 with the following:

“(A) 0.025 for the years or portions of”

That Bill C-28, in Clause 25, be amended by replacing line 46 on page 17 with the following:

“0.025 for the years or portions of years of”

That Bill C-28, in Clause 25, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 18 with the following:

“0.025 for the years or portions of years of”

[The Chairman]

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the amendments?

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Some hon. members]

On division.

(Amendments Nos. CA-25.2 to CA-25.4 inclusive negatived)

[The Chairman]

Shall clause 25 carry?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

On division.

(Clause 25 agreed to)

(On clause 26)

[John Reynolds, Canadian Alliance, West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, BC]

moved:

That Bill C-28, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 20 with the following:

“(C) 0.025 for the years or portions of”

That Bill C-28, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 20 with the following:

“(A) 0.025 for the years or portions of”

That Bill C-28, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 21 with the following:

“0.025 for the years or portions of years of”

That Bill C-28, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing line 35 on page 21 with the following:

“(iii) 0.025 for the years of pensionable”

[The Chairman]

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt the amendments?

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Some hon. members]

On division.

(Amendments Nos. CA-25.5 to CA-25.8 inclusive negative)

[Marlene Catterall, Liberal, Ottawa West—Nepean, ON]

moved:

That Bill C-28, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing lines 22 to 29 on page 22 with the following:

the sessional indemnity payable to the person as a member of the Senate or the House of Commons, as the case may be, during any calendar year, that the person has, on or after January 1, 2001, contributed or elected to contribute under subsection 31(3) or (4) or 33(4), other than amounts paid under subsection 33(4) in respect of sessional indemnity or as interest.

That Bill C-28, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 38 on page 22 with the following:

before January 1, 2001.

That Bill C-28, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 30 on page 23 with the following:

(2) a) (i) (C) et (ii) (C), les sous-alinéas (2) a) (iv)

Mr. Chairman, Amendments Nos. G-8 to G-10 inclusive to clause 26 are again technical editorial amendments or corrections of minor language. Therefore we would be quite happy to have those adopted on division and to have the clause treated in the same way.

[The Chairman]

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt Amendments Nos. G-8 to G-10 inclusive?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

On division.

(Amendments Nos. G-8 to G-10 inclusive agreed to)

[The Chairman]

Shall clause 26, as amended, carry?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

On division.

(Clause 26, as amended, agreed to)