seconded by the hon. member for Thunder Bay—Superior North, moved:
Motion No. 443
That Bill C-45, in Clause 321, be amended by deleting lines 23 to 30 on page 288.
Motion No. 445
That Bill C-45, in Clause 321, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 290 with the following:
“(a) designating any works, other than bridges, booms, dams and causeways, as minor works;”
Motion No. 446
That Bill C-45, in Clause 321, be amended by replacing lines 11 and 12 on page 290 with the following:
“navigable waters, in whole or in part, other than a river that is part of the Canadian Heritage Rivers System or that provides habitat for any wildlife species at risk set out in Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act;”
Motion No. 448
That Bill C-45, in Clause 321, be amended by adding after line 24 on page 290 the following:
“(2.1) Before making any order under paragraph (2)(a), the Minister shall assess the likely environmental effects of those works.
(2.2) Before making any order under paragraph (2)(b), the Minister shall take into account
(a) the ecological value of that navigable water;
(b) the utility of that navigable water for the purposes of fishing and hunting; and
(c) the importance of that navigable water to Aboriginal people for traditional and other uses.
(2.3) The Minister shall post a summary of the assessments made under subsections (2.1) and (2.2) on the Internet site of the Department of Transport.”
Motion No. 449
That Bill C-45, in Clause 321, be amended by replacing lines 31 to 36 on page 290 with the following:
“28.1 (1) The Minister must table, in each House of Parliament, every order that he or she proposes to make under paragraphs 28(2)(a) and (b).
(2) Each proposed order that is tabled before a House must, on the day it is tabled, be referred by that House to an appropriate committee of that House, as determined by the rules of that House, and the committee may conduct inquiries or public hearings with respect to the proposed order and report its findings to that House.
(3) A proposed order that has been tabled pursuant to subsection (1) may be made
(a) on the expiration of 30 sitting days after it was last tabled in either House; or
(b) if, with respect to each House,
(i) the committee reports to the House, or
(ii) the committee decides not to conduct inquiries or public hearings.
(4) For the purpose of this section, “sitting day” means a day on which either House sits.”
Motion No. 454
That Bill C-45, in Clause 321, be amended by deleting lines 22 to 43 on page 291.