Finance committee  I have never lived through what Mr. Kmiec has lived through. I can only imagine the pain and suffering he and other parents have gone through. I say that in the most sincere way I possibly can. I have family members and friends who have dealt with the loss of a child. All of us on this side, and obviously across the way, agree with the substance of this amendment.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I certainly sympathize a great deal with the spirit of the amendment, and I know the honourable member has worked on it for some time. I do have to say, though, that the proposed amendments would create duplication with the existing leave related to the death of a child as a result of a probable crime, which provides up to 104 weeks of unpaid leave after the day on which the death occurs.

Finance committee  I think the officials were quite clear on the impact the deletion would have, the consequences. For that reason I can't support it. (Amendment negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings]) (Clause 352 agreed to on division)

Finance committee  Yes, I'm opposing CPC-3.

Finance committee  As we know, in May 2016 the Government of Canada adopted UNDRIP without qualification and committed to its full and effective implementation, in accordance with the Canadian Constitution. Additionally, Canada publicly committed to work to fully implement the UNDRIP in federal legislation and law.

Finance committee  Thank you, Chair. The existing legislation does indeed provide the minister the flexibility to designate a single not-for-profit external complaints body that all banks must use. Legislative changes to the complaints-handling process in banking should be examined in consultation with all stakeholders following an examination of the bank's internal complaints-handling process and the efficiency of external complaints-handling bodies.

Finance committee  It was spoken to by Ms. Rudd, but I will add a couple of points here. The government is able to add certain further requirements by regulation at a later date if appropriate. More to the point that was just raised by Mr. Julian, penalties for minor infractions should not be unduly harsh.

Finance committee  I have a point of order, Mr. Chair. Our officials are not here to be berated. This is not a courtroom, and as far as I know, Mr. Julian is not a prosecutor, but he's turning it into a courtroom, unfortunately. I think you've spoken to it already, but I feel compelled to raise the point of order.

Finance committee  The government committed to allow charities to do their work on behalf of Canadians free from political harassment, including by clarifying the rules governing their political activities. That's precisely what the bill has achieved. However, it does crucially leave in place a long-standing rule prohibiting charities from using their resources to support directly or indirectly any political party or candidate for public office.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I represent the constituency of London North Centre, and I meet regularly with entrepreneurs in the riding and women entrepreneurs. I know all MPs do this or ought to. The motion ought to be rejected because it would remove flexibilities provided to small businesses and the possibility to obtain variances in extenuating circumstances.

Finance committee  Respectfully, I believe we have it right. The rebuttal that I offered previously does not come from thin air. As legislators, we have an obligation to review legislation before commenting at committee. I've done that. I know my colleagues here have done that. I'll allow this comment to apply to every single amendment that I'll be rebutting today.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have respect for the member, I have respect for the work that she's done on these issues, but on this amendment I have to disagree, namely because it creates a problem of duplication. Indeed the legislation already requires employers to act in a gender-neutral and non-discriminatory manner when fulfilling their pay equity obligations.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, everyone. Forty-two years indeed, it's an honour to work on historic legislation such as this. I would rebut only by following the track that Mr. Sorbara set out when speaking about the previous amendment raised by the NDP. First, the motion ought to be rejected because the pay equity commissioner already has the power to order an employer or group of employers to produce its pay equity plan and can indeed issue administrative monetary penalties for non-compliance with such an order.

Finance committee  Thank you very much.

Finance committee  You said also that trade ought to act as “a lever for gender equality”. I agree with you very strongly. Our government has sought to put that forward and indeed has acted on that in the various trade pursuits we have seen since 2015. Some, unfortunately—certainly not on this side—have characterized this as virtue signalling.