Joe Comuzzi

[Canada Marine Act, April 14th, 1997]

moved:

Motion No. 104

That Bill C-44 be amended by adding after line 7, on page 74, the following:

"131.2 Section 18 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 18(1) and is amended by adding the following:

(2) An authority shall take measures to permit masters and officers to obtain pilotage certificates, to perform pilotage duties on the ship on which they are a regular member of the complement.

131.3 The portion of the English version of subsection 22(1) of the Act after paragraph ( b ) is replaced by the following:

issue a licence or pilotage certificate to the applicant, but no pilotage certificate shall be issued to an applicant therefor unless the Authority is satisfied that the applicant has a degree of skill and local knowledge of the waters of the compulsory pilotage area comparable to that required of an applicant for a licence for that compulsory pilotage area.

131.4 Section 22 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) Determination of whether an applicant for a pilotage certificate has comparable skill and knowledge to an applicant for a licence, may be made through a ship simulator testing program or other mutually agreeable practical testing method."

Motion No. 108

That Bill C-44 be amended by adding after line 11, on page 76, the following:

"136.4 Section 52 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph ( a ):

(a.1) prescribing requirements for the approval of simulator training course or other mutually agreable practical testing method for issuance of pilotage certificates;"

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moved:

Motion No. 23

That Bill C-44, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing line 6 on page 6 with the following: h ) the charge to the''

Motion No. 34

That Bill C-44, in Clause 13, be amended by replacing line 24 on page 12 with the following:

"port or to maritime trade. Competent individuals from the community shall not be excluded from acting as directors solely because they do not represent the transportation industry or business community."

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moved:

Motion No. 8

That Bill C-44, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 34 and 35 on page 3 with the following:

"or otherwise, of certain ports and harbours and port and harbour facilities; and"

Motion No. 10

That Bill C-44, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 6 to 8, on page 4 with the following:

""port" or "harbour" means the navigable waters under the jurisdiction of a port or harbour authority and the real property that the port or harbour authority manages,"

Motion No. 11

That Bill C-44, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 4 with the following:

""user", in respect of a port or harbour means a person"

Motion No. 12

That Bill C-44, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 14 to 16, on page 4 with the following:

"5. (1) This part applies to every port or harbour authority set out in the schedule and to every port or harbour authority for which letters patent of"

Motion No. 13

That Bill C-44, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 21 to 23, on page 4 with the following:

"schedule by adding to it the names of port or harbour authorities to which letters patent are issued or by removing from it the names of port or harbour"

Motion No. 14

That Bill C-44, in Clause 5.1, be amended by replacing line 25 on page 4 with the following:

"5.1 (1) A port or harbour authority is an agent of Her"

Motion No. 16

That Bill C-44, in Clause 5.1, be amended by replacing line 28 on page 4 with the following:

"(2) A wholly-owned subsidiary of a port or harbour"

Motion No. 17

That Bill C-44, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing line 3 to 5, on page 5 with the following:

"stated in them for a port or harbour authority without share capital for the purpose of operating a particular port or harbour in Canada if the minister is"

Motion No. 26

That Bill C-44 be amended by adding after line 23, on page 6, the following:

"7.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act and subject to subsection (2), a harbour commission established pursuant to the Harbour Commissions Act, The Hamilton Harbour Commissioners' Act or The Toronto Harbour Commissioners' Act, 1911 may continue to be governed by the statute pursuant to which it was established if a ) it submits an application in writing to the Minister to that effect; and b ) the Minister is satisfied that the port operated by the harbour commission meets the conditions set out in subsection 6(1).

(2) For greater certainty, a harbour commission that continues, under subsection (1), to be governed by the statute under which it was established may, at any time, apply for a continuance under subsection 8(1)."

Motion No. 27

That Bill C-44, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 24 on page 6 with the following:

"8. (1) If the Minister receives a request in writing from a harbour commission and is satisfied that the"

Motion No. 29

That Bill C-44, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 6 on page 7 with the following:

"1911, as the case may be, ceases to apply only if the harbour commissions, as referred to, make application to the Minister to change their status from a harbour commission to a port authority."

Motion No. 32

That Bill C-44, in Clause 12, be amended by replacing line 33 on page 11 with the following:

"Minister in consultation with users, as defined in section 4, selected"

Motion No. 118

That Bill C-44 be amended by deleting Clause 169.

Motion No. 119

That Bill C-44 be amended by deleting Clause 170.

Motion No. 120

That Bill C-44 be amended by deleting Clause 171.

Motion No. 122

That Bill C-44 be amended by deleting Clause 175.

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moved:

Motion No. 4

That Bill C-44, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 8 on page 3 with the following:

"that provides equal treatment for all ports and harbours within Canada that meet the criteria set out in subsection 6(1) and that provides Canada with the marine"

Motion No. 6

That Bill C- 44, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 19 and 20 on page 3 with the following:

"vices are organized to satisfy the needs of users and the needs of the community in which a port or harbour is located and are available at reasonable cost"

Motion No. 7

That Bill C-44, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 32 on page 3 with the following:

"from users and the community in which a port or harbour is located;"

Motion No. 9

That Bill C-44 be amended by adding after line 37, on page 3, the following:

"3.1 For the purpose of paragraph 3( g ), ``disposition'' means the offering of a port or harbour, first, to the province in which the port or harbour is located, second, to the municipality in which the port or harbour is located and, third, to any other bona fide purchaser who meets the criteria set out by the Minister.''

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moved:

Motion No. 2

That Bill C-44, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 2 with the following:

"the port of Montreal and Lake Erie and Lake Ontario"

Motion No. 65

That Bill C-44, in Clause 67, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 41 the following: a ) ensure that all operational costs and short and long term maintenance costs are paid from operating fees or Seaway Investment Funds and not from the Consolidated Revenue Fund;''

Motion No. 66

That Bill C-44, in Clause 67, be amended by adding after line 29 on page 41 the following:

"(a.1) establish an independent Seaway financial agency that encourages users, shippers, the business community and communities adjacent to the Seaway to participate in the long term investments required by the Seaway to become more competitive;"

Motion No. 67

That Bill C-44, in Clause 67, be amended by replacing lines 31 and 32 on page 41 with the following:

"(b.1) equitably and fairly protect the rights and interests of citizens in communities adjacent to the Seaway or directly affected by the Seaway;"

Motion No. 68

That Bill C-44, in Clause 67, be amended by replacing lines 12 to 16 on page 42 with the following: g ) to form a bi-national operating agency to operate the Canadian U.S. Seaway on terms agreeable to both countries.''

Motion No. 69

That Bill C-44 be amended by adding after line 16, on page 42, the following:

"67.1 For the purpose of paragraph 67( f ), ``user'' has the meaning as in section 4.''

Motion No. 70

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 10 on page 43 with the following:

"69. (1) The Governor in Council may direct the Author-"

Motion No. 71

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 20 on page 43 with the following:

"(1), the Governor in Council may transfer it to any other"

Motion No. 72

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 19 on page 43 with the following:

"transferred to the Governor in Council under subsection"

Motion No. 73

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 20 on page 43 with the following:

"(1), the Governor in Council may transfer it to any other"

Motion No. 74

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 27 on page 43 with the following:

"body other than the Governor in Council or any"

Motion No. 75

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 33 on page 43 with the following:

"(2) The Governor in Council may enter into agreements"

Motion No. 76

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 37 on page 43 with the following:

"with but not exclusive to a not-for-profit corporation that accords"

Motion No. 77

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 38 on page 43 with the following:

"a major role to Seaway users, as defined in section 4, in particular in"

Motion No. 78

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 2 on page 44 with the following:

"the Governor in Council considers it appropriate, with any"

Motion No. 79

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 6 on page 44 with the following:

"and conditions that the Governor in Council considers"

Motion No. 81

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 35 on page 44 with the following:

"(4) The Governor in Council may take any measures"

Motion No. 83

That Bill C-44, in Clause 69, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 45 with the following:

"(5) The Governor in Council may"

Motion No. 84

That Bill C-44 be amended by deleting Clause 70.

Motion No. 85

That Bill C-44, in Clause 71, be amended by replacing line 20 on page 45 with the following:

Motion No. 86

That Bill C-44, in Clause 72, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 46 with the following:

"72. (1) A corporation referred"

Motion No. 87

That Bill C-44, in Clause 72, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 8 on page 46 with the following:

"(2) The corporation shall, at "

Motion No. 88

That Bill C-44, in Clause 72, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 17 on page 46 with the following:

"(3) The corporation shall"

Motion No. 89

That Bill C-44, in Clause 73, be amended by replacing line 28 on page 46 with the following:

"73. (1) A corporation referred"

Motion No. 90

That Bill C-44, in Clause 74, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 47 with the following:

"74. (1) A corporation referred"

Motion No. 91

That Bill C-44, in Clause 76, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 48 with the following:

"76. (1) A corporation referred"

Motion No. 92

That Bill C-44, in Clause 77, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 1 on page 49 with the following:

"(3) A corporation referred to"

Motion No. 93

That Bill C-44, in Clause 79, be amended by replacing line 21 on page 49 with the following:

"Property Act, the Governor in Council has the administra-"

Motion No. 95

That Bill C-44 be amended by deleting Clause 82.

Motion No. 96

That Bill C-44, in Clause 85, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 52 with the following:

"tration of the Governor in Council."

[Copyright Act, March 13th, 1997]

Madam Speaker, I was one of those who came in late and did not vote and I would like my vote recorded with my party.

[Don McKinnon, March 5th, 1997]

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Don McKinnon from northwestern Ontario recently became a member of the Order of Canada. Mr. McKinnon received this very high honour because he identified, staked and promoted Hemlo, one of the largest gold deposits in the world. Hemlo is in northwestern Ontario, about 25 miles east of Marathon. The Hemlo discovery has led to the Williams, David Bell and Golden Giant gold mines.

From 1985 to the present, those operations have produced in excess of $4.5 billion in wealth for the area. This discovery has led to great economic development in northwestern Ontario. I can attest to that. When I was a lawyer for the firm of Weiler, Maloney, Nelson of Thunder Bay, I helped to open the first law office in Marathon and I saw first hand what a development like this means to an area.

I guess I could tell other stories, but not today, about the opening of that law office. As the MP for this area all citizens I am sure join with-

[Committees Of The House, October 24th, 1996]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the second report of the Standing Committee on Transport which deals with issues involving the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence seaway system.

[The Constitution, June 3rd, 1996]

Mr. Speaker, I compliment my friend and colleague from Broadview-Greenwood on his very eloquent speech and for his well thought out amendment to the motion which will be voted on sometime this evening.

As the issue was being discussed over the past 10 days, we heard from many quarters the results of changing the Constitution of Canada. The Constitution has been debated for many reasons for many years.

We are changing an article of the Constitution. In the debate over the past 10 days we have heard that this will open the floodgates for constitutional change as it affects not only the province which was the last to enter Confederation, but Canada's many provinces

particularly those in the west. They will have the opportunity for constitutional change such as the one before the House today.

My friend has some knowledge in this area. Would he mind explaining to the House the potential for opening the floodgates with respect to this change and how it affects future changes to the Constitution of Canada?

[Transport, March 20th, 1996]

Mr. Speaker, in the recent budget the government announced that it was going to sell its 13,000 hopper cars. Those are the hopper cars used to transport Canadian grain to ports.

The statement begs three questions of the Minister of Transport. First, will the $400 million the hopper cars are worth be realized? Second, who will be the prospective purchasers? Third, will the terms of sale protect the farmers in Canada, including those in Ontario, and will it protect the ports in Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Thunder Bay and the down river ports of Quebec?