Lost his last election, in 2000, with 42% of the vote.
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moved:
Motion No. 205
That Bill C-20 be amended by adding after line 28 on page 5 the following new clause:
“4. Section 1 shall come into force on the day that is two years after the day on which this Act is assented to, and sections 2 and 3 shall come into force on the day that is four years after the date on which this Act is assented to.”
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moved:
Motion No. 193
That Bill C-20 be amended by adding after line 28 on page 5 the following new clause:
“4. (1) Two years after this Act comes into force, and every two years thereafter, the Minister of Justice shall cause a review to be made of the provisions and the administration of this Act.
(2) Within one year after the review is undertaken, the Minister of Justice shall submit to Parliament a report on the review.
(3) The report shall be reviewed by a committee of the House of Commons that may be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing the report.”
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moved:
Motion No. 184
That Bill C-20 be amended by adding after line 28 on page 5 the following new clause:
“4. (1) One year after this Act comes into force, and every three years thereafter, the Minister of Justice shall cause a review to be made of the provisions and the administration of this Act.
(2) Within one year after the review is undertaken, the Minister of Justice shall submit to Parliament a report on the review.
(3) The report shall be reviewed by a committee of the House of Commons that may be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing the report.”
Motion No. 185
That Bill C-20 be amended by adding after line 28 on page 5 the following new clause:
“4. Section 1 shall come into force on the day that is seven years after the day on which this Act is assented to, and sections 2 and 3 shall come into force on the day that is three years after the date on which this Act is assented to.”
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moved:
Motion No. 106
That Bill C-20 be amended by adding after line 28 on page 5 the following new clause:
“4. (1) On the expiration of 27 months after the coming into force of this Act, the provisions contained herein shall be referred to such committee of the House of Commons as may be designated or established by Parliament for that purpose.
(2) The committee designated or established for the purpose of subsection (1) shall, as soon as practicable, undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this Act and shall, within three years after the review is undertaken submit a report to the House of Commons thereon.”
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moved:
Motion No. 71
That Bill C-20, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 17 on page 4 the following:
“(1.1) For the purposes of subsection (1), “resolution” means a resolution adopted by a majority of the members present in the House of Commons, which majority shall consist of not less than fifty percent plus one member of the members elected for the province in which the referendum has been held.”
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moved:
Motion No. 60
That Bill C-20, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 5 on page 3 with the following:
“be extended by an additional 31 days.”
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moved:
Motion No. 41
That Bill C-20, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 35 on page 2 with the following:
“40 to 70 days after the government of a province”
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Fifty per cent plus one, like Mr. Mills.
Division No. 948 March 13th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Certain members on the other side of this House have been caught in the act of using cell phones. They were trying to surf on their cell phones.
Could you please remind them that the use of cell phones is not allowed in the House? I am referring, among others, to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
Division No. 937 March 13th, 2000
For the record, Mr. Speaker, I wish to repeat that you said we are wasting the time of the House, whereas we have rights in this House and we are claiming our democratic rights to debate a bill.