Justice committee  It is not, because there is another subamendment already on the floor, to change the wording from “should” to “must, when appropriate”. This one has to be dealt with first. After that, if this one is defeated, Mr. Moore could move his to simply put “must” instead of what's there at the moment.

Justice committee  Does it say “avec le ministre responsable”?

Justice committee  Okay.

Justice committee  Great. Thank you very much.

Justice committee  Now for the French version, if you have one, it would read: (6) Dans l’exercice de ses responsabilités au titre du paragraphe (3)—

Justice committee  Can you hear me, Mr. Thériault?

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. The question is more directed to the Department of Justice officials. If you will allow me, I'm going to read the English version first and then see what the French version might be. The English version would read: “(6) In performing his or her functions or duties under subsection (3), the Minister of Health must, when appropriate, consult with the minister responsible for the status of persons with disabilities.”

Justice committee  Okay. I will continue reading. The French version of the amendment reads as follows: (6) Dans l'exercice de ses responsabilités au titre du paragraphe (3), le ministre de la Santé collabore, si c'est indiqué, avec le ministre responsable de la condition des personnes handicapées.

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, you would be correct. The problem is that there is no such thing as a friendly amendment. Either there's an amendment or there is something else, but the concept of a friendly amendment is non-existent, so to speak. That's the reason you have LIB-1 in the agenda, but once we go to the minutes of the proceedings, it will appear as NDP-2 since this is the will of the committee.

Justice committee  Sorry, Madam Chair. What the committee could do is suspend, basically, the study of clause 1 altogether, not just the amendment. Skip that and go to studying clauses 2, 3, 4 and so on, and then come back to clause 1 at the end. However, once a clause is started, you can't suggest postponing a study of an amendment to go to the next amendment within the same clause.

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I was going to say that an amendment could be proposed at report stage to correct the French version if need be, but again, I can't presume that the Speaker of the House will select it, since it could have been done here. It's always possible to further amend what was adopted in committee, so there is a chance there to correct the French version if need be, or the English version, depending on the case.

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, Mr. Garrison, when an amendment is proposed in committee in both official languages, we have no say on the matter when it comes to translation at the end of the process. It would be adopted by the committee in both official languages as is. Now if you were to propose the amendment in just one language, as is possible, we would send that that version to our translator at the House of Commons, and the translator would make sure that the French and English correspond.

International Trade committee  I'll start by introducing myself. My name is Philippe Méla, as Ms. Sgro mentioned. I'm the legislative clerk for Bill C-4. You adopted a motion yesterday determining the dates for the deadline for amendments and the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill. I'm going to be here to help you analyze the receivability of amendments, if you have any, and the amendments will be drafted by my colleague, Nathalie Caron.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If this amendment were to be adopted, it would create an inconsistency in the bill, because you would have a term that would be defined, but not used, in the bill. That would create an inconsistency and, therefore, that makes the amendment inadmissible.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The amendment, once amended, would read as such: “The placement of a child under subsection (1) must take into account the customs and traditions of Indigenous peoples, such as with regard to customary adoption.”